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A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals

The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice

Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting

When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills

More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court

An optometrist contesting a misconduct finding appealed his case because the judge heard it remotely while reclining in bed at home where he was recovering from surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon

Official figures showing record criminal court backlogs provide further evidence ministers should abandon controversial plans to scale back access to jury trials, the Bar Council has said

A naturist walking naked on a public footpath near Macclesfield did not have his human rights breached when a police officer arrested him, the High Court has held

CILEX has urged the government to maintain the Access to Justice Foundation’s (AJF’s) status as the only charity entitled to undistributed damages and settlements from opt-out collective actions

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