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Young offender punishment regime is unlawful

A punishment regime at a young offender institution, which describes punishments as “awards” and claims to be based on the consent of inmates, is unlawful, the High Court has ruled.

Jackson LJ's call for referral fee ban "misjudged"

One of the UK's leading referral networks has said the proposal in the Jackson review to ban referral fees was "misjduged".

Jackson report: out with CFAs, in with contingency fees

Lord Justice Jackson's eagerly anticipated report proposes radical changes to civil litigation costs rules, including the limiting of conditional fee agreements and the introduction of contingency fees.

Strasbourg rules stop and search powers unlawful

Two protestors stopped and searched by police while on their way to an arms fair have won their case that their privacy rights have been breached.

Gurkhas lose pensions challenge

The British Gurkha Welfare Society has lost its challenge to the way the Ministry of Defence calculates pension entitlements.

Maximum age for firefighters not discriminatory

Imposing a maximum age requirement for firefighters was designed to ensure operational capacity and was therefore a lawful exemption from the ban on age discrimination, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

Fix or twist?

Is the fixed success fee system appropriate for asbestos claims or should there be a return to court assessment of success fees? Simon Gibbs provides a defendant perspective

'Til death do us part

Against a background of increasing interest in the rights of a surviving spouse or cohabitant, Keith Wilding and John Marston examine the difficulties involved in establishing a survivor's entitlement to benefits