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First legal aid concession on means testing at police stations

The government has made what appears to be its first substantial concession on the legal aid bill by abandoning a plan to means test police...

Working not a precondition to right to paid holiday, court rules

Workers' right to paid holiday cannot be subject to a minimum period of actual work during the reference period used to calculate entitlement, the European...

Lord Neuberger calls for debate on scrapping disclosure and live evidence

Lord Neuberger, the Master of the Rolls, has called for a debate on scrapping disclosure and live evidence in commercial cases.

Handle with care

The human rights of the elderly in home care are at risk as local authorities look to reduce costs

A year in the life

Victoria Butler-Cole and Josephine Norris consider five key judgments of the Court of Protection in 2011

New start

Taking stock of your current position is the first step on the road to effecting change

Jailed juror had been warned of internet contempt conviction

Theodora Dallas, a former university lecturer jailed yesterday for contempt, had been explicitly warned of a previous case where a juror was jailed for misusing...

Safe from harm

Joseph Goldsmith considers Wright v Gater, which provides useful guidance on the Variation of Trusts Act