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Getting past the rhetoric: The Growth and Infrastructure Bill

Oliver Wright asks if the Growth and Infrastructure Bill will inspire 'anything more than lively debates in parliament

European briefing | The ECJ's contradictory stance on cancelled and delayed flights

Paul Stanley examines the contradictory nature of the ECJ's ruling on compensation for passengers who experience delayed or cancelled flights

The common law marriage myth

Despite the limited rights afforded to cohabiting couples, the myth of 'common law marriage' persists - even among lawyers. Amy Radnor explores the issues involved

Shifting the health and safety burden

Ian Pennock isn't convinced by the government's 'proposed changes to health and safety in the 'Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

Do COLPs and COFAs need pre-emptive protection?

Any would-be COLP or COFA should pay heed to the Court of Appeal's decision in Clyde & Co, warns Stephen Levinson

End in sight: Presumption of Death Bill

There is light at the end of the tunnel for the introduction ?of presumption of death legislation, says Kirsten Bennett

Reap what you sow: agricultural diversification

Agricultural diversification can make a farm work harder, but ?advisers need to ensure they do not get tangled up in thorny tax ?issues, says Anne...

Update | Insolvency: Bankruptcy tourism

Denise Fawcett explains how the UK's more lenient ?bankruptcy legislation has encouraged debtors from ?other jurisdictions into the country