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Tory’s former Lady seeks £5m more from divorce

Sir Paul Judge's ex-wife claims he kept £14 million back from divorce settlement to reimburse a charity but never paid it

Barrister was going to resign if mother won case

Constance Briscoe went into the High Court libel action that could have wrecked her career fully expecting to lose the libel action

Ruling strengthens employment rights for carers

Thousands of people who care for disabled or elderly relatives will benefit from a decision by Europe's highest court

'Summary justice' soars as courts bypassed

The rise of out-of-court punishments at the expense of formal court hearings is worrying both magistrates and judges

Should judges respond to criticism?

David Pannick, QC, looks at the change in relations between judges and the media

Evidence of new judicial openness

There are real signs of a change in the relationship between judges and the media in recent weeks

Can the law ever control discrimination?

With an Equality Bill expected in the Queen’s Speech, a new survey looks at the impact of age discrimination laws

Speeding cases prove the case for the CPS

The police have taken years to change a policy that was simply wrong

Charging suspects - why it's a job for prosecutors

An inspectors’ report finds that the Crown Prosecution Service and police must do better

How the law protects victims

The rape victims and their seven children are protected because of the anonymity granted to victims of sexual offences

Lesbian soldier wins harassment payout

Kerry Fletcher, 32, claimed that she was sexually harrassed by a male sergeant and has now been awarded a £187,000 payout

Men sue over destruction of frozen sperm

Six cancer sufferers who lost their only chance of fathering children after a hospital freezer failed are seeking compensation

Jackson avoids day in court with sheikh deal

Michael Jackson's lawyers agreed an eleventh hour deal with an Arab sheikh who claimed he was owed over £5m in royalties

Ecclestone turns to Charman divorce lawyer

The Formula One boss has instructed Mark Harper, of Withers, who acted on the biggest court-awarded divorce deal in history

Marco Pierre White loses privacy case

Mr Justice Eady ruled that lawyers for the chef's estranged wife were entitled to obtain his private documents

'New laws will not close gender gap'

There is still a long way to go to achieve equality despite anti-discrimination laws, says Britain's most senior female judge

The £60 million makeover: new building, new law lords

There are just eight days left to apply for the hottest jobs in the judiciary — the first posts in the new supreme court

No more sniggering, sleazy tales about the sex lives of celebrities

Privacy law is the product of years of slow and careful change in response to intrusive tabloids

Lawyer of the Week: Nick Trenticosta

The lawyer who runs the Centre for Equal Justice in the US, a non-profit, post-conviction firm representing people on death row

95% of violence victims do not seek compensation

Government report delivers damning indictment of ministers' stated aim to prioritise victims of crime