Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7396

Melanie Adams examines employment related legislation announced in the Queen’s Speech

Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc and others [2009] UKSC 6; [2009] All ER (D) 271 (Nov)

Adjudication; Immigration; Practice; Third party debt orders

R (on the application of A) v Croydon London Borough Council; R (on the application of M) v Lambeth London Borough Council [2009] UKSC 8; [2009] All ER (D) 288 (Nov)

In a landmark judgment the Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the right of asylum-seeking children to have their age determined by the court.

How should lawyers be paid? asks Geoffrey Bindman

Local authorities are spending unnecessarily on legal costs by failing to use mediation in judicial reviews.

Forcing banks to disclose remuneration details of top earners is part of a package of reforms recommended in the final report of Sir David Walker’s review into corporate governance.