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CAB closures loom amid council cuts

Legal advice centres will be forced to close as local authority funding is cut, the head of Citizens Advice has warned.

Garner considers appeal over Hampton Court development

Keith Garner is considering an appeal after the High Court rejected his legal challenge to the redevelopment of a site on the opposite bank of the Thames from Hampton Court Palace.

Children of failed asylum seeker can stay in UK, Supreme Court says

The children of a Tanzanian asylum seeker, who twice pretended to come from Somalia to stay in the UK, can remain in the country, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Commons rights ruling will undermine land values, solicitor says

A sole practitioner in Devon is preparing an appeal against a High Court ruling which he says could lead to subsidies being cut and land values undermined.

Internet puts surrogacy back on agenda

Changes to surrogacy laws could return to the parliamentary agenda after a ruling last week upholding a surrogate mother's decision not to hand over a baby that left the prospective parents childless and £4,500 out of pocket.

Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence raises difficult questions for councils

The Supreme Court has widened the term 'domestic violence' in homelessness cases to include psychological abuse.

Cable relies on Acas and fees to cut employment tribunal claims

Business secretary Vince Cable has launched plans to cut the number of employment tribunal claims by requiring them to be lodged with Acas in the hope of achieving early settlements.

Rise in loan-funded divorce litigation as clients struggle with costs

Manchester-based DWF is the latest firm to enter the growing loan-funded divorce litigation sector after signing an introducer agreement with the Co-operative Bank.