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Twitterati not beyond reach of the law, AG repeats

Twitter users have been reminded they were not immune from suit if they used the micro-blogging website for breaking court orders.

Hemming's way

The trouble with mapping the boundaries of parliamentary privilege is only the House knows the rules, writes Ian Cram

Report acknowledges difficulties in enforcing super-injunctions on websites

Enforcing a super-injunction on a website was a “more difficult” challenge but the resulting breach was “by no means the same intrusion of privacy as being on the front page of a newspaper”, Lord Neuberger has said.

Adams to appeal to Europe after miscarriages of justice ruling

The Supreme Court has extended the category of people entitled to compensation following a miscarriage of justice, but not far enough to include Andrew Adams, who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1993 and released after 14 years.

QS hires law students to sell the brand in WHSmith

QualitySolicitors has secured an exclusive partnership with WHSmith which will see the legal franchise offer 'legal access points' in 150 WHSmith stores on the high street and railway stations.

Supreme Court rules against house disguised as a barn

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled this morning that a man who built a 'barn' on a greenbelt land is not entitled to planning permission for the three-bedroom house and gym hidden inside it.

Law Society votes in favour of regulating ABS firms

The Law Society's ruling council has voted in favour of allowing the SRA to regulate ABS firms. The motion was carried by 54 votes to 16.

Disabled law student did not have right to take exams at home

A disabled law student did not have the right to take his exams at home, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled.