Why did the ECtHR grant the Saudis immunity from legal action in UK courts in a torture case? Geoffrey Bindman QC reports
Rosalyn Akar Grams reviews the impact of LASPO on the provision of quality legal representation for survivors of torture, as part of an exclusive NLJ online series on legal aid post-LASPO
Geoffrey Bindman QC reports on the attempt to banish modern slavery
Charles Foster reports on a case that seeks to clarify best interests, in the best interests of clarity
Does the “married couples only” rule count as direct or indirect discrimination asks Robert Wintemute
Rita D’Alton-Harrison provides an update on the employment rights of commissioning mothers
The High Court’s landmark approval of the sterilisation of a man with learning difficulties will not be a “green light” for other cases, the solicitor for the Trust involved in the case has said.
Non-therapeutic sterilisation makes history
Jacqueline Laing & Phil Charlesworth discuss the implications of the Neuberger Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway
...but some are more equal than others, say Janet Barlow & Rebecca Mason
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC