Cheap talk?Claimants should take the duty to negotiate under the 41st update to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 very seriously or risk a hefty cost bill. Peter Lindsay and Victoria Handley explain
Regional focus: South-westJean-Yves Gilg discovers that life in the South-west can be as fast paced as in London but that business can be tough as a rural community lawyer
Keeping controlCosts capping is likely to be extended beyond group litigation, but, Simon Brown asks, will it really help keep costs under control?
Foreign adoptionsThe Children and Adoption Act 2006 will make profound changes to the rules governing adoption with a foreign element, says Simon Musannif
Harassment: a growing tortBarbara Hewson reviews the extension of protection against harassment from employment to other areas of the law
Second chance tribunalLitigation in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal after Sinclair Gardens may become more uncertain, but Laura Collignon welcomes the pragmatic approach.
