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New guidance seeks to prevent local authority misuse of care system

Charity aims to address confusion over heavily criticised section 20 powers

Supreme Court overturns 'illogical' Cookson principle

Controversial House of Lords rulings dismissed as being out of touch with the present legal climate

Barrister and accountant contest father's £3m Holocaust fund

Issue over unequal shares centres on applicability of foundations under English law, says trusts expert

First corporate conviction for failure to prevent bribery

Investigation and £2.25m fine has severe commercial impact on Sweett Group's operations, says white collar crime lawyer

The challenges facing the junior Bar

Young barristers are finding new ways of working to combat the pressures of legal aid cuts, court fee increases, and the heightened costs of training, says Louisa Nye

Two new obstacles to public law challenges

Robert McCracken QC discusses discretion after Champion and the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Is testamentary freedom in the UK slowly being eroded?

With the number of wills being challenged by adult children under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 rising by a remarkable 20 per cent in the last decade, the court's ability to interfere with testamentary freedom is falling under increasing scrutiny.

Gove backs Brexit and attacks 'unaccountable European Court'

Lord Chancellor aims broadside at the European Court of Justice as he joins the Vote Leave camp