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7 Oct 2016

Time to speak up about the future of law

The SRA's latest consultation on SQE is progressive but key stakeholders must remain fully engaged, writes Helen Hudson

17 Aug 2016

The end of in loco parentis in negligence

The courts now have a degree of flexibility to apply to the facts of a case, writes Michael Imperato

23 Feb 2016

The rights of children with mental disorders

Jenni Richards QC and Victoria Butler-Cole examine a recent case on the extent of parental consent to deprivation of liberty and consider the issue in relation to the use of seclusion in schools

8 Oct 2015

NUS issues High Court challenge over plans to scrap grants

Sajid Javid 'fails to meet' union requests to provide detail of equality assessments

24 Sept 2015

NUS launches legal action over government plan to scrap maintenance grants

The government has reneged on commitments given to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, says Bindmans lawyer

30 Jul 2015

Supreme Court rules government student loan scheme is disproportionate

Department for Business Innovation and Skills did not consider the impact of immigration-related blanket ban for student loans on young people with strong ties to the UK

23 Jun 2015

Supreme Court will decide whether government loan scheme is discriminatory

Young people to peacefully demonstrate against student loans policy while they await judges' decision

22 May 2015

High Court quashes council's discriminatory Catholic school transport policy

Swansea City Council defended its policy by saying those children affected were 'statistically insignificant'