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The House of Lords has clarified the meaning of public functions. Nicholas Dobson explains
R v Davis [2008] UKHL 36, [2008] All ER (D) 222 (Jun)
HUMAN RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION
Adam Clemens looks at the courts’ approach to balancing a person’s right to demonstrate with the powers of the police to stop them
A market study into personal current accounts has been launched by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) as part of its in-depth study into retail bank pricing announced by the OFT in March 2007.
The presumption in law that cohabiting partners buying property in joint names have equal interests in it unless they declare otherwise can be overcome by evidence that their intentions were different, the House of Lords has ruled.
Fee hikes for settlement applications and required tests for applicants will have a "disproportionate impact" on poor and excluded groups, a campaign group is warning.
The House of Lords was this week pondering whether or not the Human Rights Act 1998 should be applied in the case of an 83-year-old Alzheimer’s patient threatened with eviction from her private care home.
Legislating for Sarah's Law is unnecessary and will not make our children any safer, says Alisdair Gillespie
Former Metropolitan Police director joins police, care and justice team
Corporate real estate and funds expertise expands with partner hire
Firm grows London business services team with trio of partner hires