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Update: health and safety

We need education on the Health and Safety Regulations not reform of the law, argues Zahra Nanji

Judge and jury

Could the English jury become the next victim of a Belgian political assassin? Richard Easton and David Rhodes hold court

Suspicious minds

Not all our furry friends are cannabis farms - we must start discriminating correctly, warns Jeannie Mackie

Are you being served

Seamus Smyth explains the best steps to take to avoid accepting e-service

Byting broccoli

'Byting broccoli' – a wise quotation from Nicholas Barr in relation to taking on Microsoft.

Jackson LJ demands his reforms are implemented in full

Lord Justice Jackson has called on justice secretary Ken Clarke to implement his civil costs reforms in full.

Planning committees do not need to 'decide for themselves' on impact to wildlife

Council planning committees do not need to “decide for themselves” on the impact of developments on wildlife where they can rely on reports from Natural England, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Libel success fees breached journalists' human rights

Libel success fees in the Naomi Campbell privacy case were a breach of the media's right to free expression, the European Court of Human Rights ruled this afternoon.