Latest Legal News

30 Nov 2015

State of play: case summaries

Elizabeth Eyre and Jennifer Ridgway examine recent cases involving the taxation of offshore trusts, the appointment of suitable deputies and the arbitration of a family feud

30 Nov 2015

Multi-million pound child abuse inquiry to consider 'more evidence' than Chilcot Report

Justice Goddard faces challenge in leaving 'no stone unturned' with £17.9m budget

27 Nov 2015

Too little, too late for the Law Society's back to basic strategy plan?

A splintered profession disassociating itself from the solicitor brand may not be enamoured by Chancery Lan';s attempts to engage, writes Kevin Poulter

27 Nov 2015

Diversity lesson of the week: Challenge authority when it is misguided

'Everyone is entitled to equality under the law'; BSN award winner Walter H. White Jr calls on lawyers following a rise in xenophobia in Western Europe, writes John van der Luit-Drummond