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A step too far?

Should the Court of Protection have the jurisdiction to make decisions about sexual relations?

New personal injury small claims limit would restrict claimant's rights

The latest consultation on the increase of the small claims limit reflects the government 'and insurance lobby's determination to limit claimants' rights to redress, says David Ellis

Shades of grey: the nuanced approach to age discrimination

The Supreme Court's latest ruling on the lawfulness of age discrimination failed to provide ready-to-use guidance but it nonetheless offers useful pointers on how employers and tribunals should approach objective justifications depending on circumstances, says Malcolm Sargeant

Editor's blog | Fixed fees for divorce: predicting the unpredictable

Riverviews enthusiasm as they launched a fixed-price service for divorce last week was only matched by the coolness of the response from the family law fraternity.

The courts will not tolerate 'fishing expeditions' in pre-action disclosure

Georgina Squire highlights the dangers of taking an overly 'aggressive or broad approach to disclosure requests

Kettling is only lawful in exceptional circumstances

A Court of Appeal decision demonstrates the difficult balancing exercise the courts must carry out between upholding the right to protest and maintaining public order, says Seamus Burns

When a parent company may be liable in negligence for the acts of its subsidiary

The ruling in Chandler has established that a parent company may be liable for breaches of health and 'safety laws by a subsidiary without the need to consider lifting the corporate veil. 'Alan McKenna reviews 'the court's reasoning 'while Robert Weir QC 'and Vijay Ganapathy assess the circumstances 'and extent to which liability may attach as a result

Fixed-fee for divorce should be tailored to circumstances

Fixed-fee packages for divorce should be tailored to clients individual circumstances, family lawyers have said as a new initiative is launched today offering legal advice at a guaranteed flat rate.