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Can football fixture lists be regarded as intellectual property?

A European ruling on the copyright and database right has suitably cracked down on attempts to monopolise information, says Paul Stanley NO

Judicial review update

Is it inappropriate for judges to consider challenges to the lawfulness of government policies? Gareth Mitchell investigates

Immigration: when is a rule not a rule?

Gregory Jones QC and Cain Ormondroyd examine when non-statutory guidance in immigration law can be relied on

Commercial update

Mark Lucas reports on the scope of a solicitor's retainer and the risk of that retainer becoming extended

Editor's blog | Internet must be available to all before it becomes a main access to justice channel

As we marvel about the power of the internet to change lives and deliver access to legal services we forget one important factor. For affluent...

Selection policy

Peter Hartley-Jones explains how the OPG's review of panel deputies in 2011 has led to real improvements

Aiding recovery

Robert Weir QC talks tactics in securing compensation in catastrophic injury cases

Black and white

Marley v Rawlings reinforces to practitioners that there is little middle ground when it comes to drafting, says Joseph Goldsmith