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How clean is your contract?

When it comes to conveyancing, keep it simple, says Jonathan Smithers

The great divide

A spate of cases has sparked renewed interest in boundary disputes, but what can practitioners learn from the outcomes? Marc Glover reports

Ahead of the game

Green leases may seem unappealing in the current climate, but their flexible nature could offer numerous benefits to both landlords and tenants – not least...

Alive and well

Now in the news we have the contro-versial trial of two boys for attempted rape. Much has been made of the wisdom of prosecuting children...

Update:corporation tax

Paul Christian reviews the definition of non-residence for tax purposes, entrepreneurs' relief, changes to SDLT on residential property, the construction industry scheme and retrospective legislation

Update: commercial contracts

Mark Lucas considers recent cases illustrating the risk of personal liability for directors and managers

Legal aid facing a future of further cuts

Jonathan Djanogly, the new legal aid and civil justice minister, has confirmed that the criminal legal aid cuts announced by his predecessor Lord Bach earlier...

Djanogly confirms criminal legal aid cuts

Jonathan Djanogly, the new legal aid and civil justice minister, has confirmed that the previous government's drastic cuts to criminal legal aid will go ahead.