Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7422

Hiked premiums, fewer indemnity insurance providers

No justification for shootings, states Saville Report

Three Labour MPs and a Tory Peer accused of false accounting over their expenses claims cannot invoke Parliamentary privilege and could now face a criminal trial, the Crown court has held.

A group of alleged child abuse victims have succeeded in winning compensation from Manchester City Council for their treatment in children’s homes from the 1950s—1990s.

The government has ordered a review of the UK’s health and safety laws, reviving the debate about the so-called “compensation culture” in the UK.
Lord Young, who served as trade and industry secretary under Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, is to lead the review. He is expected to report to the prime minister later this summer.

Lord Lester is a shrewd and experienced campaigner with an eye for where progress can be made. Publication of his draft Defamation Bill was characteristically timely. Heat is building up on this issue.

Brent McDonald provides some clarity to the correct approach in cases involving trips abroad

How will the case of Edwards influence the future of wrongful dismissal claims? Spencer Keen & Jennifer Lee report

Rachel Morgan sheds light on hostile family break-ups & the use of a judicial weapon of last resort

Annette Cafferkey provides an update on public law defences & discrimination