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Deregulating possession

Practitioners need to bone up on reforms to section 21 notices following the introduction of the Deregulation Act 2015, explains District Judge Stephanie Cope

Lady Hale: Talent, ambition, and luck

The UK's most senior woman judge, Baroness Hale of Richmond, wants to see more solicitors and women in high judicial office, including the Supreme Court

The importance of being earnest (in your inspection)

Amy France, James Noble, and Alexandra Townsend-Wheeler highlight some points for practitioners to look out for, including discrepancies in the boundaries of a property

Three planks of Brexit

Although it is likely the Supreme Court will affirm the Divisional Court's judgment in Miller, Paul Stanley QC suggests there are problems with the High Court's decision

On the (costs) buses

Clarity over CPR 3.18 remains elusive while district judges approach the assessment of costs in differing ways, writes David Wright

Moving on from Bolam

The High Court has extended the Montgomery test to a case involving financial professionals, explains Theo Barclay

The defence lawyer's role in a section 2 interview

Celia Marr and Jennifer Ross discuss new SFO guidance on the presence of lawyers in section 2 interviews, the use of the 'propensity gateway', and social media offences

Triumph of autonomy

Elizabeth Gibbison considers the delicate balance between human dignity and the sanctity of life following M v N (2015)