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APIL defends freedom to instruct lawyer

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has called on the European Commission to ensure that the freedom to instruct a lawyer is “not just a...

LSC settles social welfare judicial review

Leeds firm Davies Gore Lomax has settled a judicial review of the social welfare tender with the LSC.

Institute not liable for abuse of boys

The Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La Salle Institute, was not vicariously liable for the abuse of boys...

'Parochial' Scots defend interrogation of suspects without legal representation

Scots law has been undermined by the Supreme Court's decision to outlaw solicitor-free police interviews, according to first minister Alex Salmond.

Leading family lawyer loses high-profile client

Ayesha Vardag, the family lawyer who acted for German heiress Katrin Radmacher before being replaced by Farrer & Co this summer, has lost a second...

Tributes paid to David Burgess

Tributes have been paid to David Burgess, one of the UK's leading immigration solicitors, who was allegedly pushed under a train at King's Cross station...

Supreme Court creates new exception to 'without prejudice' rule

The Supreme Court has created a new exception to the rule that statements made in 'without prejudice' negotiations are inadmissible in court.

Untold riches

The Supreme Court's approach to the recognition of prenups in the Radmacher decision should cause concern for practitioners, says Jeremy Abraham