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Justifying age discrimination'on grounds of cost

Regarding cost as a justification to age discrimination alongside 'other factors' involves unsatisfactory game playing for both employees and employers, says Deshpal Panesar

Gender pay audits merely identify equal pay problems, not solve them

Public sector claimants will be able to bring equal pay cases before the High Court, but private sector claimants still face obstacles, says Darren Newman

Behind bars | Going to the next level

Jeannie Mackie discusses the struggle facing courts in tackling and ?classing child pornography, and how best to prosecute offenders

Bereaved families deserve justice for loved ones

Sophie Khan welcomes the first Chief Coroner of England and Wales, but will coroners implement his call for swifter, transparent decisions?

Fair share? Scottish wills

Jacqueline Leslie discusses prior legal rights that automatically entitle families in Scotland to a share of a deceased's estate

View from the bench | Counting the minutes and the pennies

Costs, time management and targets will become ?a bigger concern in a post-Jackson world for both ?litigants and judges, says Richard Chapman

SRA setback over higher fining powers

Proposals rejected by MoJ would 'benefit firms'

Is specific performance an option for landlords?

The strict conditions set out by the courts for landlords to be able to rely on the ?equitable remedy shouldn't discourage potential applicants, says Emma Hatfield