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What now for Brussels IV?

As the UK considers its position in the EU, where does the uncertainty and a potential 'out' vote leave the European assets of vulnerable clients?

Do you scheme?

The Pensions Regulator's ambiguous guidance and regulations are having the effect of increasing salaries, not pension savings

Solid foundations?

Foundations are non-existent in the England and Wales legal toolbox - we generally use trusts to achieve the same effects. So what happens when beneficiaries dispute over a foundation, using a legal system ill-equipped to deal it?

'Long and tedious' report a 'badge of honour', says pro-EU solicitor

Debate between lawyer campaign groups heats up after release of detailed report

Is George Osborne trolling lawyers over justice?

Does the chancellor's 'long-term economic plan' include pricing the public out of justice, asks John van der Luit-Drummond

Tribunal reform steals the show

Amid government reforms and new technology, Kevin Poulter wonders if the venerable employment law profession is set to be made redundant

Hollywood studios Kling-on to Star Trek themes in copyright case

Crowdfunded film locked in battle over its use of franchise elements

A prehistoric practice

Much like drink-driving, the letter of the law and the court of public opinion have rightly pushed aggressive tax avoidance into the past