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FRAND and deliver: Telco patents work out

Fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms have led to a huge decrease in patent litigation between telecommunications companies, writes Gwilym Roberts

Pillow talk

In light of Suski and Bala, is it time for parliament to divorce the spousal exemption from the law of conspiracy, asks Richard Easton

Malicious prosecution: A useful weapon in the armoury

Alec Samuels discusses the extension of the tort of malicious prosecution to civil, as well as criminal proceedings, in Willers

A global approach to managing diversity

Ruth Grant and Alison Unsted discuss the importance of increasing diversity and inclusion across a global business, and the specific challenges this presents in terms of the law and culture of different regions

Secondments: What is their real value?

Getting the focus of a secondment wrong can have a disastrous impact on both your secondee and your client relationship, warns Kathleen Heycock

Pokémon Go and trespass to land

The popularity of the contagious app has brought trespass laws to the forefront of many landowners' minds; Sarah Richardson explains how a claim can be brought and the possible defences and remedies

Early warning

Glenda Ferneyhough discusses a recent case prompting practitioners to draw their clients' attention to the details of a lease, as well as other decisions of interest to conveyancers

Law firms should not be the law enforcers

A new pilot scheme on seizing the proceeds of crime has the potential to jeopardise the fairness of already draconian legislation, argues Samira Noor Khan