Judges hearing cohabitation claims over a former couple's home should only depart from the principle of equal interests where there is a clear indication of joint shared intentions to the contrary, the Court of Appeal has held in a 2-1 majority ruling.
Yvonne Hossack, the solicitor campaigning for the rights of the elderly, has lost a key appeal at the European Court of Human Rights in her battle against the closure of care homes.
Elizabeth Watts, trainee solicitor at Hempsons, is taking time out of her traineeship to spend two months over the summer at the Yale Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioethics. She will be writing fortnightly posts on her experiences for Solicitors Journal
Chaos at the polls, coalition in the Commons and council charges in the courts – it's been a busy couple of months for local government, say Caraline Johnson and Claire Booth
The Insolvency Amendment Rules 2010 bring in a range of measures designed to modernise insolvency legislation. DJ Andrew Saffman outlines the main changes
A lavish legal aid awards ceremony spelled the last hurrah for hopes of fresh state help. But if the coalition can't help, who can? Ailsa Dixon reports
