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Broadcasting, balance, and blacklists

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC and Angela Patrick dissect the intricacies of how media outlets must report on the upcoming general election and avoid falling foul of regulations

Not too small, not too big

Some predicted alternative business structures would make traditional law firms as relevant as waxworks of former celebrities in a room full of teenagers chasing Pokemon Go characters via virtual-reality headsets. This has not happened, says Jean-Yves Gilg

Labour commits to restoring access to justice

Manifesto hints at bringing back legal aid and redesigning judicial review

Local authorities: The duty to reconsider re-visited

When is a change of circumstance material to a local authority's duty to reconsider an earlier decision, asks Simon Bird QC

Albania honours Sir Henry Brooke CMG for services to justice reform

Retired Court of Appeal judge honoured by Albania's president in London

Court hours pilot a postcode lottery for solicitors

Practitioners expected to attend court during unsocial hours for no uplift in pay

Under threat: fighting off intellectual property litigation bullies

Simon Miles considers the changes to the law on unjustified threats introduced by the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017

Employment lawyers unconvinced by Tory pledge to expand workers' rights

Recent rises in tribunal fees make any new employment rights meaningless