Financial Services & Tax

Articles

19 Oct 2010

Under attack

Claiming City rates for personal injury work contributes to keeping the cost of litigation at an unjustifiably high level and should be capped by the courts, argue Mark Ashley and Carina Patterson; but Fraser Whitehead disagrees and suggests instead a move away from the concept of City rates

11 Oct 2010

Equal measures

New measures in the Equality Act are a welcome step towards closing thepay gap between men and women, but more must be done to combat inequality in the legal profession, says Christl Hughes

4 Oct 2010

Freedom fighters

As another can of worms opens in the world of legal expenses insurance, Mark Lee ponders the effects on a policyholder's power to choose their own solicitor

20 Sept 2010

Concern over leaks from Young report

Solicitors have reacted with concern to leaked proposals from Lord Young's report on health and safety which appeared in the press this weekend.

20 Sept 2010

Napoleon's dynamite

It might be great to be British, but our penal system comes up short, says Lee Glade

13 Sept 2010

Just deserts

Could contempt of court hold the key to stamping out fake claims? Kathryn Hammell investigates

23 Aug 2010

Vicar loses legal battle over fire extinguisher

The vicar and wardens of a historic church in Lincolnshire have lost a legal battle after three teenagers went on the rampage with a fire extinguisher, causing £240,000 of damage.

16 Aug 2010

Coroners' reforms could be among casualties of £2bn cuts

Long-overdue reforms to the system of coroners could become one of the casualties of the massive cuts facing the Ministry of Justice, it has emerged.