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Production in the family 'and county courts

For some months I have been waiting for a ?large box of video link equipment to be opened and installed in my court room. ?HM Courts and Tribunals Service is following its written protocols, and no doubt before the year is out the equipment will be installed and, hopefully, fully operational. 

Child support: Mind the gap

Separating parents must consider future education costs as early as possible to avoid a lacuna in the law surrounding child support, explains Carla Ditz

Necessary? Practical? Workable? 'The impact of the British Bill of Rights

We cannot base fundamental change to human rights law on a perception of how the Strasbourg court behaves, as opposed to the cold hard facts, writes Bambos Tsiattalou

Law Society launches pro bono toolkit for law firms

Guidance will help to 'develop sustainable and effective pro bono programmes', says president

Top law firms almost double online content generation

Irwin Mitchell, Olswang, and Wragge Lawrence Graham lead the chasing pack in showcasing their talent

Lord Hodge: 'Women want true equality not positive discrimination'

Supreme Court justice comes out against diversity quotas for the judiciary

A balancing act between landowner and squatter

The latest squatting scandal has seen a ?group of around ?30 people, including children, who call themselves 'Diggers', being evicted from Runnymede eco-village in Surrey.

Can the FCA take on claims management companies?

Though deemed not terribly effective following the 2008 banking scandals, the financial regulator could make life difficult for CMCs, says Stuart Bushell