Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7610

David Burrows questions if the exceptional cases legal aid legislation is being properly applied

It’s not all doom & gloom for legal aid & human rights lawyers, says Roger Smith

Easy to spot but difficult to prove, John de Waal QC reports

David Short examines the possibility of the relatives of mesothelioma victims making claims north of the border

Michael Nash examines the legal conundrum of an independent Scotland’s application to the EU

Robert Jordan considers applications to suspend discharge of a bankruptcy order

Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport [2014] EWHC 1785 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 31 (Jun)

R (on the application of TD) v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [2014] EWCA Civ 585, [2014] All ER (D) 37 (Jun)

Price v Price [2014] EWCA Civ 655, [2014] All ER (D) 28 (Jun)

Collins v Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills and another [2014] EWCA Civ 717, [2014] All ER (D) 44 (Jun)