Discrimination

Articles

Beneficial ownership

What constitutes detriment for the purpose of supporting a common intention constructive trust, asks Professor Mark Pawlowski

Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany reviews the latest cases on discrimination in the workplace, including victimisation and harassment

Opinion: where next for family legal aid?

Low fees mean that family legal aid firms cannot afford to expand and there is evidence that their numbers may be shrinking faster than anyone realised, says David Emmerson.

Independent decisions

Expert determinations are increasingly favoured by those lawyers keen on resolving dispute away from the courts, says John Kendall

Opinion: where next for mental health?

Providing legal safeguards for detained patients is essential in a civilised society. However, the arrival of fixed fees is making proper representation for these most vulnerable clients all but impossible, says Richard Charlton.

Not a temporary fix

Tom Poole welcomes the new authoritative guidance on temporary workers given by the Court of Appeal in the recent James v London Borough of Greenwich case

Civil litigation brief

Gordon Exall says the Court of Appeal's latest ruling in relation to Part 36 offers will remove a lot of the current uncertainties

Protecting children has to be our prime concern

Alex Verdan QC assesses the implications of the David Southall case