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Rejection is better than no response at all

Pippa Allsop argues that the most frustrating aspect of applying for a training contract is being ignored by firms

Riverview Law offers its first training contracts to existing staff members

Trainee programme follows on the back of the brand's first legal apprentice last year

Can Land Register rectification be retrospective?

The Land Register is less indefeasible than it was previously thought, says Philip Taylor, as he considers the Court of Appeal's decision in Gold Harp Properties

A closer relationship equals larger award

Closeness and proximity are key for secondary victims to claim compensation, says Tim Driver

Closing doors: a conflict of laws

The well-trodden issue of permission to serve out of the jurisdiction of England and Wales has yet again surfaced, say Stephen Sidkin and Evie Meleagros

Mid-year property update

The UK has a two-speed housing market at two very different stages of recovery, ?says Adam Challis

Beyond words

Treatment of the term 'best endeavours' and its variants shows that English judges and practitioners are interpreting contract language blindly, argues Kenneth Adams

Civil restraint orders: enough is enough

Patrick Wheeler and Maria Coker consider Lilley to identify what constitutes pursuing a CRO