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Top trumps

A close familial tie or geographic proximity will not act as a trump card when the courts decide who to appoint as deputy

What's in a word?

It is disappointing to find that there is currently a gradual departure from the presumption of capacity among professionals, which is the first principle of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Developments in alternative dispute resolution

CIArb discusses the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ADR and a new business arbitration scheme designed to provide companies with a quicker and cheaper method of resolving disputes

Surviving three generations

Kate Hodson looks at the Asia Pacific experience of family offices and considers whether they can help to retain family wealth until the fabled third generation

Clinical negligence 'round-up

Dr Jock Mackenzie provides an overview of recent case law, ?including a decision on the liability of A&E receptionists and ?claims regarding negligent treatment in childbirth

Commercial contracts 'that are as free as a bird

Mark Lucas looks at recent developments that will give contracting parties more ?freedom from interference by the courts and protect against modern slavery

A victory for substance 'over form

The decision in Bank of Cyprus broadens the principles which determine whether equitable subrogation is the appropriate remedy for unjust enrichment, writes Rupert Cohen

Parallel consumer worlds

Following the introduction of the Consumer Rights Act, Francesca Kaye and Megan Read advise on how the consumer law regimes, both new and old, apply to client contracts