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Need for clarity in section 146 notices

A recent decision highlights the complication of the interaction between section 146 notices and the determination of breach, says Peter Petts

Between a rock and a hard place

Eleanor Kilner considers the implications for solicitors involved with companies sending bogus law firm letters to scare customers

Can't see the wood for the trees

Viv Williams urges firms to consider their position in the market before concluding that City law firm success speaks for the whole profession

Planning update

The Court of Appeal has restored certainty to the question of withdrawal of planning permissions, say Julian Boswall and Alex Minhinick

Insolvency update

Brett Israel and Pippa Hill discuss the role of CVAs in the administration of leasehold properties, and the waves they're making in the landlord community

Challenging the prosecutor's section 16 statement

David Winch B.Com., F. C. A. discusses how to challenge the prosecutor's assertions concerning the defendant's benefit and available amount, and how a forensic accountant...

Civil procedure, the CPR and the principles of the law of contract

In the second article of his three part review, DAS LawAssist consultant David Chalkoutlines the relationship between the general law of contract and the rules...

Sean Connolly: How global client teams can improve firmwide revenues

Sean Connolly reveals to Manju Manglani how Mayer Brown's global client-team programme helped it to beat pre-crisis revenues and profits