Legal news
The government needs to address imbalances in the family law system, says Geraldine Morris
SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 495, [2008] All ER (D) 190 (May)
Plackett v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] All ER (D) 194 (May)
Kilby v Gawith [2008] All ER (D) 248 (May)
News
Seamus Burns discusses the separation of powers' doctrine between the judiciary and the executive in the UK
Should a peer's UK tax status affect his position in the House of Lords? Samantha Morgan and Philip Munro investigate
Charles Foster reflects on the disappointing nature of the debate on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
Will the government's constitutional reforms make state power more accountable? Mark Ryan reports
Private client department announces partner hire
Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office
Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ