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Fee for intervention scheme still needs improvement

The HSE consultation on resolving cost recovery disputes does little to satisfy lawyers' complaints about lack of impartiality, write Richard Crockford and Rebecca Connell

Appropriate responses to social media abuse

Emma Maule advises on dealing with the uglier side of the online world

Lawyers worried by council's 'lack of transparency' on Grenfell survivors' rights

Government could bypass housing law and council policy to give those left homeless more certainty over their future

The language of proportionality

Gerald Gouriet QC discusses R (on the application of Uber) v Transport for London and the English language requirement for minicab drivers

High Court hears challenge to government's closure of Dubs scheme

Government consultation with local authorities was 'seriously flawed', says human rights solicitor

Lord Chancellor will 'unflinchingly' defend judicial independence

David Lidington to promote UK's 'excellent' legal services as Brexit negotiations begin

The extravagant price of high fashion

Wayne Clark and Julia Petrenko review Vivienne Westwood v Conduit Street Development and the test set out in Cavendish Square in a landlord and tenant context

Social media's revolution of the legal world

Many lawyers have taken to social media like ducks to water, Nick Rees explains