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Personal injury update

Jock Mackenzie takes a look at clinical negligence cases where courts have had to determine reasonable care, assess medical ability and identify causation

Drawing a retainer to an end can be a minefield

Supply closure to your client and avoid conduct and commercial risk, says Tracey Calvert

Win, lose or draw

Bypassing litigation through mediation can save taxes, costs and emotional damage, as well as avoiding an 'all or nothing' outcome, says Lloyd Junor

International disputes over wills are no longer the preserve of the super-rich

The multi-jurisdiction battle over Lord Lambton's estate is just an extreme 'example of the growing rise in contentious probate cases involving cross-border 'interests, says Ed...

The training of both judges and lawyers must change to suit a new, hybrid justice system

As court practice and procedure evolve, there is an urgent need for lawyers, judges and legal trainers to consider how they should move towards a...

Ready, steady, LETR

The legal education review warm-up is over, says Melissa Hardee, as she urges firms to start considering how they could implement a range of possible...

Mitchell: an end to satellite litigation

The ruling is not conclusive enough to end the type of litigation the costs reforms seek to abolish, says Kash Balogun

Delegable duties: new boundaries for local authorities' liability

The Supreme Court decision holding Basildon council liable for a swimming pool accident merely refines the definition of non-delegable duties, says Malcolm Underhill