Decisions and interventions
Decisions filed recently with the Law Society (which may be subject to appeal).
Integrating ESG into risk management
Sustainability.
Psychiatrist negligence did not cause QC’s death
Personal injury.
Best laid plans
The prime minister says the country needs to ‘build, baby, build’ to alleviate the housing crisis. But as planning lawyers tell Maria Shahid, there are daunting obstacles standing in the way of his ambitious targets.
SEND rights 'reform'
The Local Government Association has long lobbied for ‘reform’ of the legal rights that attach to the educational needs of disabled children and young people.
Ringside seat at rule of law boxing match
The rule of law is not an aggressive fighter trained to land knock-out blows. It takes time to be appreciated through its passive qualities of stability and fairness.
Best of the blogs - 11 July 2025
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Mother in Law: Casual racism
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
South Asian Heritage Month: Overcoming (invisible) emotional tax in legal careers
There’s immense pride in our shared heritage and in those South Asians who’ve become lawyers, but there’s also a quieter reality.
News focus
In depth: Decoding muddy ministerial messages on special educational needs
After mixed messaging on its plans for the SEND Tribunal, the government is refusing to guarantee what needs provision will remain in place. And why no mention of local authorities?
Ethics and profits
Max D Winthrop and David Glass review ’Conscience Incorporated: Pursuing Profits While Protecting Human Rights’.
Discrimination, Equality and Health Care Rationing
James E Hurford reviews Rachel Horton's book.
Perfection on pensions
Tony Roe reviews 'Pensions on Divorce: A Practitioner’s Handbook (Fourth Edition)'.
Anatomy of an endangered species
James E Hurford reviews 'The Hidden World of the Legal Aid Lawyer: Upholding the Heart of Justice'.
Charting a client’s journey to court and beyond
Lewis Hastie reviews Carl Islam's 'Contentious Probate Handbook'.
