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Moving with the times

With less red tape and clearer guidelines on the wish list, the Charities Act review couldn't have come at a better time, says Diane Gill

Feeling the benefit

Is the public benefit case really a triumph for independent schools? Helen Harvie reports

Off on the right foot

2012 will be a challenge for the justice system – but the outcome of the Stephen Lawrence case is a good start to the year,...

Jackson prepares for provisional costs assessments in all courts

Lord Justice Jackson has said he has prepared a draft rule for the introduction of provisional costs assessments on a national basis after the success...

Supreme Court to decide on solar panel subsidies

Energy secretary cannot remove entitlement 'without statutory authority'

Lord Neuberger calls for debate on use of disclosure and live evidence

Lawyers should look again at 'cherished' practices

Successive renewal of short-term contracts not always unlawful, court rules

The systematic renewal of short-term contracts is not necessarily a breach of the employment law even where the posts fulfil a permanent function within an...

Jackson to push for provisional costs assessments in all courts after pilot success

Lord Justice Jackson has said he has prepared a draft rule for the introduction of provisional costs assessments on a national basis after the success...