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Confused in the dotcom: how to ensure lawful use of competitor brands as keywords

Using competitors' names as keywords in search engines ?will be lawful provided advertisers make it clear they have no association with the brand, say Michael Hart as he reviews the final ruling in the Interflora saga

Taking credit: road accident victims vs credit hire companies

Road traffic accident victims hiring a replacement car on credit may face unexpected claims as new costs recovery rules could make credit hire companies turn to them to recoup full hire costs, warns William Irwin

Life in crime | A changing sentencing landscape

LASPO changed sentencing dramatically, says Lucy Corrin, prompting the Court of Appeal to offer guidance for the first time

Extra protection

Jersey has proposed its own rule change on Hastings-Bass, which could provide the Island's trusts with significant advantages over others, says Matthew Slater

Update | Contract: can the Good Law initiative make the law more accessible

A new initiative to make law more accessible and transparent might help the parties to, and advisers on, commercial contracts, says Mark Lucas

Regulatory watch | An unknown quantity

The SRA may want firms to come to them at the first sign of trouble, but confidentiality means its successes are harder to quantify than its failures, says Susanna Heley

Workshop: Licences for disinterment of human remains

Mark Hill QC considers the exercise of the Secretary of State's discretion to grant licences for the disinterment of human remains

Update | Professional negligence: winners and losers from the latest lender litigation

Katherine Gregory identifies the winners and losers from the latest lender litigation