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When secretaries were tall

When I was small and secretaries were tall… Fans of the Bee Gees will know that this is a slight corruption of their song First...

Small steps

Recent developments regarding the Lisbon Treaty and the Rome I Regulation may not seem ground-breaking, but practitioners who advise on international contracts should familiarise themselves...

Sun columnist who became foreman of jury in murder case was "faithful to his oath"

The Court of Appeal has found no evidence that Sun columnist Fergus Shanahan, who once described Lord Phillips as “the mugger's mate”, was not “entirely...

One in five firms abandons criminal legal aid

Almost one in five law firms pulled out of criminal legal aid in the year to March 2009, a National Audit Office report has found.

Attorney General's former housekeeper charged

Baroness Scotland's former housekeeper, Loloahi Tapui from Tonga, has been charged with a range of immigration offences.

Judge can decide who is a "child", Supreme Court rules

The question of whether an applicant is a child for the purposes of accommodation and other services provided by local authorities is ultimately one that...

Carnage student escapes prison sentence

A student caught urinating on a war memorial after a drunken night out has escaped a jail term and been sentenced instead to seven weeks'...

Footing the bill

The recommendations of the joint committee on the draft Bribery Bill offer practical solutions to problems relating to corporate liability, but it remains to be...