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Folk law | It's all Sir Walter Raleigh's fault

Andrew Lugger traces the history of anti-smoking legislation, 'from the early days to the Health Act 2006

Regulatory watch | Understanding the regulatory process

Being able to access decisions by our regulatory bodies and courts is an essential 'step to understanding their approach and expectations in the new world of 'outcomes focused regulation, says Susanna Heley

Rise in breach of trust claims against conveyancers

The surge in mortgage fraud is leading lenders to 'consider breach of trust against conveyancers as 'alternatives to negligence claims. Julian Miller and Parminder Badhan report

Workshop: Public law

Parties to judicial review proceedings should make clear their intention to settle at the 'earliest opportunity if they want to avoid adverse costs orders, says Sarah Sackman

Balancing risks: How the SRA's FP2 affects PII

Elliott Vigar, head of regulation at the Law Society of England and Wales, explores the fallout from the SRA's second-stage financial protection review

Fault lines: How a risk audit can help with securing PII

Frank Maher, a partner at Legal Risk, explores how risk audits ?can help with obtaining professional indemnity cover

Unintended consequences: The LSA's impact on PII

David Simon, managing partner at Robin Simon, discusses how ?the Legal Services Act has affected professional indemnity insurance in the UK

Challenging speed camera evidence

The presumption that a vehicle owner has committed 'an offence may only exceptionally be displaced, 'says Andrew Church-Taylor