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Have we missed the reintroduction of 'peine forte et dure' in the criminal courts?

The purpose of admissions is being manipulated to the prosecution's benefit. John Cooper QC writes

Kickboxer loses fight in fraudulent whiplash claim

Case should deter others contemplating insurance fraud, says insurance lawyer

Judge refuses CPS appeal against protester acquittals

Application 'significantly' and 'repeatedly' misrepresents court's judgment, says district judge

Determining an employer's liability for injury

Vijay Ganapathy considers the implications of decisions in Cox and Greenway for future cases involving vicarious liability and actionable damage

Scope creep for airlines on flight delay law

Could airlines eventually be found liable to pay compensation for flight delays following passenger air rage incidents, wonders Rob Williams

Applications to deduct 'from a child's damages

District Judge Nigel Law advises solicitors attending on these applications to comply with the relevant rules and practice directions

Modern family, modern values, modern law

Simon Bruce acknowledges the age-defining case of Re B, in which a contemporary Supreme Court tackled international family justice fit for the 21st century

Defendants in person, aliens, and the MoJ Jekyll and Hyde

The Secret Barrister: Injustice waddles hand-in-hand with a lack of legal representation