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Interpretation of contract: look at the quality of the drafting

In striking a balance between competing interpretations the court must consider the quality of the drafting of a clause. Alec Samuels considers Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd

Religious dress in the workplace: Achbita and Bougnaoui reconsidered

It is hard to reconcile the CJEU's recent decisions on religious dress in the workplace with a genuine commitment to preventing discrimination, writes Paul Stanley QC

Is there a difference between dishonesty and lack of integrity?

In Malins v SRA, Mostyn J has overlooked the strong reasons why there is a subjective aspect of dishonesty in disciplinary cases, write Ben Hubble QC and Helen Evans

Data protection, client information, and subject access requests

Jonathan Swift QC considers the lines of defence available to firms faced with a subject access request, and whether they should be treated as data controllers at all

Maximising the millennial networking resource

Harnessing Generation Y's expertise in digital interactions can help a firm put a new spin on business development, explains Helen Hamilton-Shaw

QOCS and 'mixed claims'

Sophie Khan considers the first case to involve qualified one-way costs shifting in relation to type 3 claims

Get good at the business of law

Michelle Peters explains why being a good lawyer isn't enough if you want to be successful at the business of law

Helping clients and charities at HMRC's expenses

Solicitors should encourage clients to take advantage of the underused, invaluable tax relief available when leaving money to charity, advises John Bunker