Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7734

The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life

Four recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions have clarified important employment law principles on dismissal, bonuses, trade union activity and tribunal procedure

The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision

The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons

A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability