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Absurd excuses won't wash in court

Elizabeth Hicks reflects on the implications of a High Court decision to jail a husband for not disclosing financial information to his estranged wife

Tougher approach to case management breaches in new civil procedure rules

Litigation must be 'conducted efficiently and at proportionate cost'

LPA waiting period should be abolished, Lush says

OPG plans to cut statutory waiting period from six to four weeks

LSB fails to back regulation of estate administration

Legal services consumer panel leads criticism of LSB's change of heart

MoJ moves to change law on discount rate

APIL's judicial review of RTA portal fees to be heard on March 1

Law firm must pay £323,000 for remortgage error

Bank not entitled to recover all its losses from Stafford practice

Negligence action against Slaughter and May can go ahead

Property company's claim within limitation period, High Court rules

QC convicted of £600,000 VAT fraud

Silk claimed to be 'extremely poor' at paperwork