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Update | Licensing: lap-dancing venues, rights of those with an interest in licensed premises, mystery shopping

Roy Light discusses the rules on appeals against refusal to license lap dancing venues, how the law protects the rights of those with an interest...

Update | Road traffic: illegality as a defence

Roger Cooper reviews the circumstances where illegality can be used as a defence

A good recession: Why the recession is good for law firms

Chris Smylie discusses why the UK legal profession should view the current recession in a positive light

Crossing the void

Jan Goddard untangles the conflict of laws that can exist between the UK and Canada over incapacity issues

Behind the privacy screen: the assumption of confidentiality in arbitration proceedings

Confidentiality and privacy may be the main reasons why litigants chose arbitration over court proceedings but they should not be taken for granted, says David...

Court places limits on insurer's right to recover compensation from drivers

Ian Pennock reflects on ?what is a 'proportionate indemnity' due from an insured victim who allows ?an uninsured driver to drive

Workshop: Commercial law: advising start-ups

Whether your client is the next Facebook or a niche start-up, they could benefit from your advice on alternative funding, says Jonathan Silverman

Fair costs outcomes and later part 36 offers

The Court of Appeal's decision to allow full cost recovery in a case where a part 36 offer was accepted two years later will have...