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Surveillance, emergencies and the rule of law

When does emergency legislation stop being used in emergencies and start to compromise the rule of law, asks Timothy Hill

Grayling: 'Accept cuts and move on'

Lord Chancellor accepts he is unpopular with the legal profession

Association of Costs Lawyers granted permission to intervene in Coventry v Lawrence

Arguments in favour of incompatibility may be based on incorrect or incomplete view of how the costs system worked pre-Jackson

Bury St Edmunds divorce centre an administrative hurdle for family justice

MoJ plans for divorce centres criticised as 'woefully inadequate' by family specialist

A long and winding road

February is LGBT history month. This will be the tenth annual event to raise awareness of, and combat prejudice against, what remains a substantially invisible minority.

Extended police bail should be subject to judicial oversight

It is not necessary for Crown Court to take responsibility for bail decisions in certain cases

UK family trusts fall by 300,000

Increases in the special tax rate and dividend trust rate have contributed to the fall

One in ten lawyers have no data safety guards in place

53 per cent of lawyers believe firms aren't doing enough to protect confidential data