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Blanket ban on working after 60 is age discrimination

A blanket prohibition on airline pilots working after they have reached the age of 60 is unlawful, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

Counting the cost

Lyssa Barber considers the impact on the investment industry of the retail distribution review

Referral fees ban welcomed by most

'Knee-jerk reaction' will push fees underground, APIL predicts

Generation gap

The LPC equips young lawyers for the commercial world but leaves them without fully developed family law skills, says Marilyn Stowe as she despairs of...

Sweet tangerine

The Court of Appeal's ruling on the foreseeability of risk may represent a softening of the position in favour of defendants in health and safety...

Nothing but the truth

With judges showing growing displeasure at litigants found in contempt of court, solicitors ought to take particular care in how they record their advice to...

Name this firm

Calls by consumer organisations for solicitors with poor service records to be named and shamed have been ignored by the profession's watchdog. This could be...

Brighton rock

The FSA's new tack on independent financial advisers raises challenging questions for the legal profession, says Stuart Bushell