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Disrepair, default judgments and debarring orders

Morayo Fagborun Bennett offers some advice for setting aside default judgments in the post-Mitchell world

Commercial contracts update

Mark Lucas and Matthew Peto look at the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 and the issue of good faith

Commercial property update

Magnus Hassett and Nikolas Ireland discuss Land Registry practice, leases, M&S's failed appeal, insuring trees and the new capital allowance rules

Mapping the future

Family grievances and financial mismanagement can threaten investments as much as tax and legislative changes, say Charles Gowlland and Frank Akers-Douglas

No time to lose

The demand for LPAs and OPG services is only going to increase year ?on year, so we need to see sufficient investment in staff and systems, says Sofia Tayton

Help at hand

Investing and managing a lump-sum divorce settlement is not straightforward, and it's a first-time responsibility for many individuals, says Rohan Armes

State of play: compensation awards and advance decisions

Lynsey Colman reviews recent cases from the Court of Protection, which look at gifts and refusal of blood treatment on grounds of faith

A world of opportunity

Transparency and philanthropy made for some lively debate at Jersey Financ';s annual private client event. John van der Luit-Drummond reports