Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7382

The Legal Services Board (LSB), the super-regulator which oversees the Law Society and Bar Council, has set a maximum potential fine of £28m for the Law Society if it does not reach its targets on complaints-handling.

Unions must inform employers of the result of a strike ballot as soon as possible to allow them time to plan, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.

Private tenants would be given an “extra layer of protection” under government plans, Lender Repossession of Residential Property: Protection of Tenants.

Claimants cannot afford to lose part of their damages in legal costs, says Richard Scorer

The tendering date for civil and criminal legal aid contracts has been pushed back six months to October 2010 to give the Legal Services Commission (LSC) time to finalise arrangements.

Tony Williams suggests how law firms may be able to recover from the recession

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Amanda Eilledge assesses the threats posed by mortgage identity fraud

In Stockton on Tees Borough Council v Aylott [2009] IRLR 548, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given further confirmation that the restrictive test for disability-related discrimination laid down by the House of Lords in London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm [2008] 4 All ER 525 applies equally to the employment field. No surprises there then.

The Civil Court Practice, the recognised authority on the Civil Procedure Rules, is now dually branded as The Green Book on Lexis Nexis’s online service.