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Bogus testimony

Solicitors should not be discouraged from pursuing a forged will claim as the chances of success are more favourable than many think

State of play: case summaries

Elizabeth Eyre and Jennifer Ridgway consider case law concerning a patient's right to refuse treatment, the appropriate use of a negligence claim award and access...

Taking sides

Trustees occupy a position where they must remain impartial but what happens when they have to defend an action brought be a beneficiary?

Clooney v Blair

Cherie Blair QC has come under fire from a fellow silk for providing counsel to the Maldivian government.

Heterosexual couple lose civil partnership case

Judge rules that the current state of legislation does not discriminatory as opposite-sex couples can enter into a marriage

Tougher sentences for robbers using knives and guns

Judges to consider physical injuries and psychological harm before sentencing

'Fanciful' CoA ruling restricts legal aid funding for false imprisonment claims

Lord Justice Laws

Michael Gove scraps 'ideological' two-tier legal contracts

Lord Falconer demands government come clean on how much public money was wasted on legal aid 'fiasco'