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A new online legal aid application system is only making 'the process, and Russell Conway, more confused

The judicial diversity consultation is flawed

Lack of clarity over criteria and processes undermine the credibility of the Judicial Appointments Commission's consultation on the promotion of diversity on the bench, says Adrian Jack

More mergers than ever as firms cut costs

Banks demanding 'dramatic steps to turn around poor profitability'

No solution for the majority of women seeking abortion

The protection of maternal life bill passed by the Irish parliament last week may 'be progress in principle but in practice Ireland will still have one of the most 'restrictive abortion regimes, says Leslie Keegan

Is there scope for 'reasonable adjustment' in religious discrimination law?

The right to hold a religious belief cannot be a trump 'card against other conflicting individual rights, argue Katherine Apps and John Bowers QC as they seek to 'map out the future direction of discrimination law

Judicial sympathy: achieving just outcomes in contested probate cases

Recent wills and probate cases are a reminder to litigants that judges will seek to achieve outcomes that are not only correct in law but also just, says Monika Bar

A lower claims limit will penalise most genuine whiplash claimants

The debate over the cost of whiplash claims is based on unreliable figures and tainted by conflicts of interest, says Philip Waters

Insurers 'could save £25m a year' from bus accident ruling

Traditional approach covered cost of canteen and medical facilities