Latest Legal News

Articles

Update | Judicial review: legal aid cuts

Proposals to cut legal aid for judicial review will seriously impede the rule of law, argues Gareth Mitchell

Charities | Uncharitable activities

The Charity Commission does not technically authorise charities but merely checks an organisation uses the 'charity' vehicle for the correct purposes, says Kenneth Dibble

Workshop: Protecting company and family assets in divorce proceedings

Frances Sieber considers the steps family lawyers can take to protect a client's interests on divorce where, as in Prest, a spouse has shares in a private company

Judges will use indemnity costs awards to curb unreasonable behaviour

The courts are likely to impose indemnity costs orders more readily in response to claimants who appear to unjustifiably undermine the possibility of settlement, says Mike Grant

Assessing loss suffered as a result of a freezing injunction

A recent case has shed welcome light on the correct measure of loss following the discharge of an injunction, says Ruth Hughes

View from the bench | Welsh legislation is adding a new 'dimension to the legal landscape

Wales' organ donation bill is just one of the new rules coming out of the Welsh 'Assembly with the potential to affect lawyers across Britain, says Harold Godwin

ABS countdown | The accountants are coming – or are they?

ICAEW's tactical application to regulate probate services is in starck contrast with the 'legal and accountancy professions' apparent lack of interest in multi-disciplinary 'practices, says Stuart Bushell

Northern delights | Somewhere in a field...

Kevin Poulter has a discussion about legal aid and learns some business acumen from the criminal underworld during a weekend in the West Country