Charity Law This is an industry in itself. Charity law is a massive subject in its own right, overlapping significantly with company law,...

Theoretical approaches to charitable work by lawyers are ambivalent, to say the least. For example, in October 2006 the President of the...

Here are some more examples of material from our new publication. Racial insult Case Henry v Ashtead Plant Hire Co Ltd (2013) Eq Opp Rev...

Up Against The Law Up Against The Law (UPAL) described itself as the magazine for moderate extremists. The UPAL collective, which was...

This major publishing project is nearing completion. It comprises 500 recent significant employment law cases, arranged in subject matter...

Money needed to practise as a barrister (2012) (excluding costs of training courses) Basic costs: • Wig £525 • Gown £195 • Tunic shirts:...

The rule against perpetuities This is a sort of mental torture for law students and a means of generating income for practitioners. It is...

Employment law In the context of general employment law the rules have become so detailed, complex and obscure that non-lawyers have...

Huey Newton distinguished two types of political prisoner. First, the great majority, he described as “illegitimate capitalists”. These...

EP Thompson Thompson was a leading English historian, writer and peace campaigner. His leading work is generally recognised to be The...

“No win no fee”, in reality, is a grotesque over-simplification which reflects the naïve innocence of clients. It has developed into an...

Police death: firearms officer and police force fined Health and Safety Executive v Greater Manchester Police and another (2013)...

New Squatting Law Squatting is generally defined as entering land or a building as a trespasser and living there, or intending to live...

Dangerous gas work: £20,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Newport City Council (2013) Cwmbran magistrates’ court, June 24 Newport...

Armed forces and health and safety: Supreme Court decision In the case of Smith and others v Ministry of Defence, the Supreme Court has...

Those who mock the “elf’n safety culture” would be well advised to read the following: Farm tractor death: £80,000 fine Health and Safety...

Employment tribunal fees Those of us who advise and provide representation in employment matters have been expecting, with some...

Skip lorry death: £300,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Adis Scaffolding Ltd (2013) Derby Crown Court, June 7. Adis Scaffolding...

Young workers and health and safety Factors known to contribute to the vulnerability of young workers are their inexperience, lack of...

In relation to the current storm of dissent over cuts to legal aid, we are repeatedly told that our legal system is the envy of the world...