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A practical guide to budgeting post-April

While recent changes to the costs budgeting rules reduce the burden on practitioners, the importance of the precedent H form should not be underestimated, writes James Barrett

Marina Wheeler QC: The case for Brexit

Despite an emotional attachment to the EU, Marina Wheeler QC tells Matthew Rogers that the current centralised model is not right for the 21st century

Searches UK is a finalist in the Moneyfacts Awards 2016

The leading search provider will also be exhibiting at Legalex for the two-day event in May

The spectre of fraud lurking behind RTA claims

Practitioners must be cautious when dealing with doubtful claims, as a loosely pleaded defence could be struck out with painful costs consequences, warns Roger Cooper

Problems with possession proceedings

Landlords and tenants find themselves in increasingly dire straits as a result of limited social housing and an overburdened court system, writes Tessa Shepperson

Through the looking glass

In the wake of the Panama Papers, the requirement for companies to hold a register of people with significant control has come into force, explains Jonathan Silverman

Two steps forward for 'our digital footprints

Rebecca Clutten discusses the recent pan-European data protection agreements and what they mean for the rights of individuals over their personal information

Indirect discrimination in Naeem and Essop

Sean Jones QC considers the questions likely to come before the Supreme Court in two upcoming employment appeals