Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7444

Relatives fight over wills as value of estates dwindle

Four out of five expert witnesses back Lord Justice Moses’ view that evidence from experts is less reliable if they are retired than if they still working.

Monetary penalties for “serious” data protection breaches

A Somali national convicted of rape and indecency with a child is to be deported after the Supreme Court dismissed his Art 3 claim for protection.

The Home Secretary, Theresa May’s application to have a closed hearing for sensitive evidence at the July 7 inquest failed because it would have meant a jury hearing evidence that the family could not.

Family courts have lost authority and are not being taken seriously by litigants

Legal aid providers were overpaid by £76.5m last year, the National Audit Office has revealed.