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Assange asks Supreme Court to reopen appeal

Justices must decide whether to seek further submissions

Cable to prevent settlement offers being used against employers in unfair dismissal claims

Move will make it easier for employers and staff to agree, Cable says

Brian Bacon considers the reasons behind the increase in statutory wills

Commons to hold human rights debate next week

Article 8 is a qualified right, home secretary says

Previous experience requirement not age discrimination

Difference in treatment of cabin crew based on date of recruitment excluding years of service with sister company is not discriminatory

Editor's blog | The good and the not so good about third-party complaints

The consumer panel's valid concerns fall down on the lack of unified liability principle

When can you safely terminate a retainer?

Before suspending work for a client who refuses to pay, solicitors must ensure that 'their terms of business clearly provide them with adequate rights to do so, 'say Bernard Livesey QC and Joshua Munro

Stealth tactics: making unfair dismissal worthless

Having found that it could not politically do away with unfair dismissal outright, the government now wants 'to – quietly – make it worthless, says Anya Palmer