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Strasbourg ruling in Abu Qatada case was the right outcome

The Strasbourg court's ruling in the Abu Qatada case may have been a bitter pill to 'swallow but it is the price to pay for...

Motorcycle update: apportioning liability

As attitude to speeding changes, recent cases on apportionment of liability in 'motorcycle accidents have started veering against claimants, says Stephanie Cope

Wealth management update: taxation of non-residents

David Bird reviews new rules on the taxation of business owners, 'non-resident individuals, and the introduction of a general ‘anti abuse' rule, 'which he says...

Family business | Divorce by gimmick

Instead of developing a ‘divorce by app' scheme the government should consider allowing ‘no-win, no-fee' 'in family cases, says 'Marilyn Stowe

Resting place: Ibuna v Arroyo

Joseph Goldsmith reports on Ibuna v Arroyo, which centred on an unusual battle over the remains of the deceased

Brave new world: Jersey in wake of economic crisis

Geoff Cook highlights some of the key issues facing Jersey and other international financial centres in the wake of the economic crisis

Competitor alliance: Why cooptition is a business imperative

Firms should cooperate with competitors to secure their future in the ?new world order, says Dr Frank-Jürgen Richter, chairman of Horasis

Bleak prognosis makes force-feeding ruling questionable

The decision that an anorexic woman should receive treatment unnecessarily prolongs her suffering, argues Barbara Hewson