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An embarrassing episode

The Legal Aid Agency has finally agreed to reconsider the so-called 'embarrassment clause' in the 2017 criminal work contract, but will it take on board stakeholders' concerns, asks Gemma Blythe

Birth injury claims scheme: Progress or a backwards step?

Lawyers will view any initiative aiming to tackle 'litigation culture' with scepticism, say Dominic Fairclough and Lucy Wilton

Uncertain future for family law after Brexit

Cross-border divorce cases face uncertain post-Brexit future, says Clayton Miller

'Long overdue' cohabitation laws urgently needed

Lawyers call on government to introduce protection for fastest growing family type

No trust in Truss

How can the judiciary have any faith in the Lord Chancellor after she failed to defend their independence, asks John van der Luit-Drummond

Lawyers must not 'prop up' ailing legal aid system

Law Society launches new pro bono charter, but warns against free advice becoming a substitute to 'a properly funded legal aid system'

Miller, Brexit, and the European Court

Professor Abimbola A Olowofoyeku explains why a Supreme Court reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union may be required before Brexit can be implemented

Book review: Writing Medico-Legal Reports in Civil Claims

Alec Samuels reviews the 'impressive' textbook that he says would benefit lawyers with its 'scholarship and practicality'