Ollie Persey on why a 1721 ‘David and Goliath’ dispute between a chimney sweep’s boy and a wealthy silversmith still strikes a chord...

In the week that the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, informed us that he had found 25 courtrooms to process Rwanda asylum claims, parliament was told...

​Barristers doing youth justice work need not only specialist legal knowledge, but also to be willing to win young clients’ trust and...

A Merseyside solicitor who has won two appeals against LAA funding assessments in six months says more firms should be more willing to challenge the...

Finalists in this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards will be announced by Legal Aid Practitioners Group in May 2024.

Fiona Bawdon looks at the role of juries in miscarriage of justice cases and whether
it’s time to scrap majority verdicts.

Lawyers and environmental health campaigners are mourning the death of Professor David Ormandy, who died on 11 April 2024 after a long period of...

The London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association has lodged an official complaint over ‘genuinely disturbing’ treatment of lawyers...

How does immigration status affect housing rights? Liz Davies KC and Adrian Berry explain, in the first in a regular series where leading...

A rare spell of illness dampens Katherine Adams’ spirits but allows time for reflection on the link between poor housing and poor health.

Sam Madge-Wyld and Liz Davies KC cover housing law news and legislation, and cases on possession claims, tenancy deposits, rent repayment orders,...

Atif Kaudri takes a look at the government’s proposed changes to the work capability assessment and Mind’s responses to it.