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Supreme Court overturns immigration age limit

The Supreme Court has this morning overturned an immigration rule banning the entry of foreign spouses from non-EU countries who are under the age of 21.

Court of Appeal upholds decision to cut Leigh Day's Trafigura costs bill

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by senior costs judge Master Hurst to reduce Leigh Day's £105m bill in the case against Trafigura by more than 40 per cent.

Jackson LJ questions MoJ's alternative funding scheme

A scheme, backed by the Ministry of Justice, to raise money for legal aid by deducting 25 per cent from the damages of successful publicly funded claimants has been questioned by Lord Justice Jackson.

Costs management roll out will lead to cost increases

Litigators have expressed growing concerns that the national costs management pilot being rolled out this month will increase costs in direct contradiction to their intended purpose.

Poorest workers will not pay tribunal fees, minister says

Workers on the lowest salaries will be exempted from paying fees at employment tribunals, employment relations minister Ed Davey said this morning.

Competitive tendering plans to be launched later this year

The government will reveal its competitive tendering plans for criminal legal aid work later this year, justice secretary Ken Clarke has said. There had been speculation that the move would be delayed.

LSC chairman calls for independent legal aid appeal tribunal

Sir Bill Callaghan, chairman of the LSC, has called for an independent tribunal to hear decisions over whether people should be granted legal aid.

SRA 'not trying to cut the numbers of small firms'

'High street has most to gain from abolition of assigned risks pool'