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The relevance of purpose in deprivation of liberty cases

The addition of ‘purpose' by the English courts to the factors relevant 'in assessing whether there has been a deprivation of liberty can wrongly provide 'a justification to an otherwise unlawful measure, says Laura Davidson

Service by social media will only be allowed in limited circumstances

Before allowing service by social media, the courts will need to be convinced that claimants are not trying to circumvent the strict process, say Elaine Heywood and Sarah Maslen

The pervasive reach of the new 'global basis' test

What is the point of cost budgeting if judges are also allowed to reduce agreed recoverable costs at the detailed assessment stage on completion of the case, asks Simon Gibbs

Life in crime | Commitment issues

Advocates must sometimes resist the temptation 'to keep the brief in-house and avoid being in a position where they are unable to attend court if they want to 'escape wasted costs orders, says Lucy Corrin

Technology | Will the new Windows help Microsoft back into the legal sector?

With most law firms running a Microsoft-based network, the launch of Windows 8 could be 'a momentous event, at least for legal software developers, says Damian Blackburn

Workshop: Commercial: invoice finance

The continued economic downturn is making many smaller companies consider ?alternative ways of securing funding for their business, with lawyers increasingly ?brought in to advise on the deals, says Jonathan Silverman

Simplifying adoption laws

With a growing number of would-be adopters and children in care, should adoption laws be simplified to make the process easier, asks Alec Samuels

Update | Sports law: doping and lifetime bans, and ambush marketing

Oliver Hunt reviews the decision by the Court for Arbitration in Sport forcing the 'British Olympic Association to withdraw its bye-law on lifetime bans for athletes 'convicted of doping and on the UK's new approach to ambush marketing