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'Not impermissible' for Lady Hale to speak out on legal aid

It was “not impermissible” for Lady Hale to speak out against the government's legal aid cuts, Lord Neuberger has said in a speech on judicial independence.

Male friend can be third parent to lesbian couple's child

Judges considering applications for parenting arrangements between same-sex couples and third-party sperm donors should place the child's interest first and look at each case on its own merits, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

May Day kettling victim was not deprived of liberty, Strasbourg says

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an anti-capitalist protester, trapped behind police lines in Oxford Street during the May Day protests of 2001, was not deprived of her liberty.

Peers reject legal aid telephone gateway

Peers passed an amendment to the legal aid bill last night which would prevent civil legal aid clients being forced to access advice through a telephone gateway.

A place in the sun

Jonathan Eshkeri considers the administration of an ?estate in Spain

Child abduction ruling 'failed to appreciate' mother's fears, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court has launched a stinging attack on a Court of Appeal child abduction ruling, which Lord Wilson said “failed to appreciate” that the mother's fears rested on “much more than disputed allegations”.

The age old problem

A 'partnership' model will bring a fairer solution to the UK's problem of social care, says Chris Horlick

MPs will pay price for legal aid cuts, young lawyers warn

MPs will have to work harder to help constituents if they scrap legal aid for immigration, debt and welfare benefits cases, Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) has warned.