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Pushing the limits of legal advice privilege

While the Supreme Court's decision in Prudential may have been expected, Ross Risby and Mark Healing argue that the case is not without merit

Felix | Even alleged rapists must be treated justly

Unlike other violent offences, rape does not allow for shades of seriousness, and this affects our ability to deal with it, says Felix

The inevitable family legal aid exodus

With so much pressure on family legal aid, it's no wonder lawyers are about to leave the sector in droves, says Christina Blacklaws

Overcoming objections to the admissibility of lie-detection evidence

Mechanical lie-detection evidence, like other science-based evidence such as DNA, should be admissible in court provided it is subjected to robust cross-examination, says Richard Easton

'Lack of evidence' for judicial review restrictions

Consultation based on 'misleading and mistaken' assertions, Public Law Project says

Let your head rule your heart

Celebrity divorces are not the norm

Dissolving a marriage is not the quick and easy process it may seem, says Siobhan Kelly

Mummery LJ blocks challenge to rule on periodic joint tenancies

Supreme Court hearing would be 'waste of publicly-funded resources'