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NHS versus the lawyers, round two

Personal injury sector angered that NHSLA regularly fights 'meritorious' claims

Criminal barristers say no to new work, but it's a close shave

Jonathan Black and Bill Waddington pleased barristers and solicitors now present a 'united force'

Hooked on housing

Why we are all so obsessed with house prices? A likely slowdown in the market may be about to make us rue our aspirational addiction

The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015: A legislative witch-hunt?

Criminals make up a tiny proportion of the companies and individuals who will be affected by the Act, says Alison Brennan

Claims forecast: Some clouds on the horizon

Gaby Kaiser considers trends in professional negligence claims and what an exit from the EU and a move towards US-style group litigation could mean in...

Time to talk about human rights

Recent judicial review decisions are a timely reminder of the scope of the Human Rights Act and the flaws in the drive to conclude asylum...

Interveners: Meddle at your peril

Changes to judicial review mean interveners will be unlikely to recover costs unless they add value to the proceedings, explains Morag Ellis QC

Identifying consumer protection issues

Are the courts obliged to identify possible consumer protection defences, even if the parties have not raised them, asks Paul Stanley QC