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Just deserts

Could contempt of court hold the key to stamping out fake claims? Kathryn Hammell investigates

System meltdown

As cracks begin to appear in the legal aid scheme, how can firms plan for the future, asks Russell Conway

Finding fault

When does a tort of strict liability require fault? When you're a psychiatric patient, writes Laura Davidson

'Special discounts' for people pleading guilty in police stations

People who plead guilty to crimes in police stations and save the taxpayer from the expense of trials will be offered additional discounts on their sentences, a national newspaper has reported.

Coalition opts for "light touch" equality duty

The coalition government has watered down its predecessor's plans for the general equality duty to be imposed on public bodies under the Equality Act 2010.

Expect redundancies, MoJ director tells staff

About £2bn will be sliced off the Ministry of Justice's £9bn budget over the next two years, some of which through redundancies, according to a letter leaked to the Public and Commercial Services Union.

Badger ruling leaves door open for future culls

The Court of Appeal has comprehensively rejected the Welsh Assembly government's order for a badger cull in Pembrokeshire, but left the door open for future culls in Wales and England.

Welsh government admits badger cull order was unlawful

The Welsh Assembly Government has admitted that an order sanctioning a mass cull of badgers in Pembrokeshire was unlawful.