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Further legal aid cuts ruled out as bill put on ice

Ken Clarke has vowed not to plunder the legal aid budget any further in light of the sentencing reform shambles.

Commission proposes shake up of ancient land rights

The Law Commission has proposed a radical shake up of the laws governing the acquisition of rights over land such as easements, covenants and profits à prendre that would sweep away centuries of obscure case-based rules.

Twitterati not beyond reach of the law, AG repeats

Twitter users have been reminded they were not immune from suit if they used the micro-blogging website for breaking court orders.

Celebrity law course more about marketing than best education

The next generation of lawyers are the top target for the elite new £18,000 per year private university set up by a professorial supergroup.

Scotland's Supreme Court panel to report before summer break

A “stellar cast” of four Scottish lawyers have been given less than one month to provide an interim review of Scotland's subscription to the Supreme Court.

Appeal judges end confusion over regional strategies

Developer Cala Homes has failed in a second attempt to overturn a planning statement from communities secretary Eric Pickles, requiring councils to take into account the government's commitment to abolish the regional planning strategies.

Fresh concerns over advocacy scheme

The conditional endorsement by the SRA board last week of the report by a joint expert group on the proposed quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates has fuelled fresh concerns over the risk of judge bias against solicitors.

Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany provides a whistlestop tour of the coalition's latest forays into employment law