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Courting publicity

Government plans to boost confidence in family courts rely on more resources and the questionable premise that the press is interested in ordinary cases, Joanne Edwards and Mark Irving point out

Due diligence and Historic Buildings

Local authorities are sharpening their strategy to prosecute property owners for breach of planning regulations, including subsequent purchasers, warns Stephen Levrant

Restrictive covenants

Review partnership law and ditch Bridge v Deacons, says Daniel Isaac

Coroner Service Reform

The draft Coroners Bill aims to make the coroner service more efficient. Andrew Alonzi explains how

Landlord & tenant update (2)

Disrepair :: Forfeiture :: Break clause :: Landlord & Tenant Act (Covenants) Act 1995 :: Business tenancies by Norman Joss and Nick Grundy

Family case briefing

The court in K v K has adopted a welcome, modern approach to the impact of cohabitation on a husband's liability to maintain his ex-wife, says Jane Craig

Experts at risk

Richard Barr reflects on the impact of the MMR and Meadow litigation

At your request

English courts take care over 'letters of request' for potential witnesses by foreign courts. Paul Friedman and Helen Rowlands discuss Daric Smith v Phillip Morris