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Council wins costs recovery order for remedial work to historic Brunel building

Swindon Borough Council has secured a costs recovery order against the owner of a historic Brunel building, paving the way for the preservation and redevelopment of the site.

Three legal aid defeats and two concessions

Lords have inflicted defeats on the government during the report stage of its legal aid bill on the first three amendments they considered last night.

Validity of estate rentcharges 'does not depend on reasonableness'

The validity of an estate rentcharge does not depend “on the reasonableness of the amount calculated from time to time” for service charges, Lord Justice Mummery has said.

Government giving 'as little as possible' on legal aid

Medical negligence and domestic violence concessions fail to satisfy critics

Nuisance ruling to create 'massive burden' for councils

Jackson LJ says planning permission 'cannot authorise' nuisance

CFS claimants face 'uphill struggle' after HR manager loses £1.25m claim

Hickinbottom J insists on 'sense of proportion'

Roll of solicitors is a year out of date

The SRA has admitted that the roll of solicitors is now a year out of date. A spokesman said the organisation hoped to start work on renewing the roll in April 2011, but this would now take place “later than originally planned”.

Animal Welfare Act: five successful years?

The Act was hailed as a revolutionary step forward in animal welfare law and, for once, parliament appears to have got it right, says Tim Ryan