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Come fly with me

Failure to allow disabled air passengers compensation for injury to feelings is a breach of their rights in English and European law, says Mark Stone

Powering up

The Financial Services Bill is a step closer to a new UK regulatory architecture, say Michael McKee and Gavin Punia

Crime update

Miranda Ching examines recent developments in criminal procedure, sentencing guidelines for burglary and drugs offences, and a Court of Appeal decision concerning sexual infidelity in manslaughter cases

The Hamlyn Lectures: Lawyers and the Public Good – Democracy in Action?

ISBN: 978-1107626287

Wellington's beef

Britain emerged from the Napoleonic wars politically untroubled and democratically 'balanced'. Many years earlier, the Act of Toleration 1689 and the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1778 had instilled a degree of religious tolerance. The economy was strong and Britain controlled the world's sea lanes after Lord Nelson's famous naval victories. Thus, there was little threat of revolution in post-war Britain – making political reform a very low priority. Such a sense of well-being would probably explain why the Duke of Wellington, the conquering hero of Waterloo, considered the political system incapable of improvement.

Arbitration 'could revolutionise' family disputes

Service 'ideal for middle England', but doubts over take-up

Society calls on SRA to extend run-off scheme

The Law Society has called on the SRA to extend the back-up scheme that provides extra run-off cover after the compulsory period of six years is over.

CLC to fight Sunday working defeat

The Christian Legal Centre (CLC) has said it will consider appealing against a tribunal decision that a worker at a children's home in south London could be forced to work on Sundays.