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All inclusive

Litigants agreeing on part 36 offers before starting proceedings often include terms about their respective costs pre-litigation – but it's not always that simple, says Francesca Kaye

Taking credit

Despite the limits to the scope of the unfair contract terms regulations set by the Supreme Court in the bank charges case, the courts remain prepared to take a supportive approach in consumer credit claims. Bryan Nott reports

Update: health and safety

Zahra Nanji explores several cases on employers' duties

Men with faces

London has had its fair share of serious rioting over the past 1,000 years and public authorities have responded in different ways, but, when it comes to last month's social disturbances, judicial wisdom seems to have gone out the window, says Jeannie Mackie

Not to be trifled with

I had sleepless nights over trifles. It just wasn't right that the law should not concern itself with trifles. It seemed so arbitrary and unfair that, of all the desserts available for consumption, some high-minded judge somewhere decided, for no obvious reason, to home in on one of my favourites. Why couldn't the law adopt the same attitude to lumpy custard or spotted dick (which has far more menacing connotations)?

Motor insurance bill targets 'grubby industry'

Lawyers unconvinced by rationale behind proposal

Disappointment as government shelves cohabitation reform

No evidence that change is urgently needed, justice minister says

Further accommodation for religious conscience 'unacceptable'

Protect equality laws from 'religious onslaught'