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Attorney general: Human rights and the Human Rights Act are not the same thing

Jeremy Wright QC comes out swinging on the British Bill of Rights and EU referendum

Lawyers gear up for Brexit battle

The legal market is wise to the impact of a break with Europe, but can it influence the debate, asks Matthew Rogers

Are we set for a Govexit?

Regardless of the result of the UK referendum on whether to remain a member of the EU, we might well see a new secretary of state for justice after 23 June 2016.

Chambers Focus

SJ's annual supplement dedicated to the work of the Bar is now available to view online

'Principled' Heathrow 13 avoid jail after airport trespass

Protest was 'a matter of life and death'. The impact of air pollution is a 'ticking time bomb', says Hodge Jones & Allen partner

Lawyers on Demand and AdventBalance merger creates £25m global business

Deal produces a New Law venture with the scale to 'compete for work in an unprecedented way'

Supreme Court overturns 'illogical' Cookson principle

Controversial House of Lords rulings dismissed as being out of touch with the present legal climate

Barrister and accountant contest father's £3m Holocaust fund

Issue over unequal shares centres on applicability of foundations under English law, says trusts expert