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'Twitter ye not' advice to be published on Twitter

Attorney General decides to make warnings public after high-profile blunders

International disputes over wills are no longer the preserve of the super-rich

The multi-jurisdiction battle over Lord Lambton's estate is just an extreme 'example of the growing rise in contentious probate cases involving cross-border 'interests, says Ed...

A new picture of health

For each firm in financial difficulty, there are hundreds that are taking decisive action

The training of both judges and lawyers must change to suit a new, hybrid justice system

As court practice and procedure evolve, there is an urgent need for lawyers, judges and legal trainers to consider how they should move towards a...

Ready, steady, LETR

The legal education review warm-up is over, says Melissa Hardee, as she urges firms to start considering how they could implement a range of possible...

Mitchell: an end to satellite litigation

The ruling is not conclusive enough to end the type of litigation the costs reforms seek to abolish, says Kash Balogun

Delegable duties: new boundaries for local authorities' liability

The Supreme Court decision holding Basildon council liable for a swimming pool accident merely refines the definition of non-delegable duties, says Malcolm Underhill

MoJ proposes court fees of up to £20,000 for Rolls Building

£75 fee for domestic violence injunctions would be abolished