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As the snap general election is announced, the Ministry of Justice turns 10 and faces similar challenges to those in the dying days of the Blair government, writes Mark Hatcher  

On 9 May the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will celebrate its 10th anniversary.  

Rachel Spearing introduces the UK’s first Wellness for Law Forum  

March saw the launch of a new initiative to support ongoing work to improve health and wellbeing at the Bar.  

The new principle introduced by the Supreme Court to govern civil claims (other than for restitution) affected by illegality is likely to result in fewer claims being barred, argues Nicholas Strauss QC in the second part of this two-part article  

This article examines how the Supreme Court has resolved the fundamental difference of view (apparent in several recent cases in the Supreme Court) between supporters of, respectively, the rule-based principle expressed by Lord Mansfield in Holman v Johnson  (1775) 1 Cowp 341, 343, and a more flexible rule based on an assessment of all the relevant factors in any given case and proportionality.  

Would justice be served? Joshua Rozenberg examines the proposed online solutions court in detail  

Should barristers regard online civil justice as a threat or an opportunity?  

With such legal uncertainty in the financial markets, how can the courts assist? Lord Justice Briggs explains the ‘certainty principles’ slowly gaining ground and efforts to mitigate the complex snakes and ladders  

Modern, sophisticated economies are becoming increasingly vulnerable to legal uncertainty, which can affect the financial markets in two main ways.  

Information from the Brexit Working Group 

From Burma to Bangladesh and from China to South Sudan, Christopher Marshall and Jessica Magson describe how the British Council puts access to justice into global practice amongst shifting politics and ideologies  

The ability to access justice is often seen as a touching point of trust between individual and state.  

A fresh coat of paint reveals uncared for buildings 

'The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining'  – John F Kennedy 

A new selection of paintings of the London skyline is currently brightening up the walls of the Rolls Building in Fetter Lane.