Legal Features

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Uncharted territory

The draft National Planning Policy Framework's less prescriptive form of national policy and conspicuous lack of clarity with regard to sustainable development means specialist legal...

University challenged

What a relief for the profession. Judging by the number of applications for law courses, its future is safe. Graduate interest in law is still...

Passing the test

Far from being a victory for the Independent Schools Council, the Upper Tribunal ruling on the interpretation of the 'public benefit' test vindicates the Charity...

Paradise lost

High-net-worth individuals seeking solace from the Gaines-Cooper ruling will be tempted to look at the forthcoming new statutory residence test, but even that will impose...

Family ties

Do those without a legal interest in the homes they live in – such as spouses, partners and children – have a right to bring...

Automatic lawyer

Home-grown brands such as Saga and The AA have already thrown their lines in the legal services water and The Co-op has made no secret...

Turning the clocks back

The decision in Trafigura takes us back to a time before the CPR when costs were assessed according to the 'winner takes it all' principle,...

Environment update

Adrienne Copithorne discusses nuisance claims, promptness in judicial review and a case on the interpretation of the word 'deposit' under the Environmental Protection Act