Legal news
Has the government struck the right balance between the freedom of smokers and the welfare of non-smokers? Neil Allen reports
Post Redknapp, police and magistrates should appreciate the gravity of requests for a search warrant, says Paul Firth
The recent failure to reform the creaking Abortion Act should worry both pro-and anti-abortion lawyers, says Charles Foster
Should employees be paid when they're in prison? Eileen Fry investigates
X v Hounslow London Borough Council [2008] EWHC 1168, [2008] All ER (D) 337 (May)
Effective policing, not repressive legislation, has saved the country in the past, says Geoffrey Bindman
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The government needs to practise what it preaches on torture, says Geoffrey Bindman
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