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Bump in the night
Solicitors Journal

Bump in the night

Insisting children's games have a social value to counter balance any risks involved will reduce the essential elements of challenge and excitement, warn Kris Lines and Jon Heshka
Executive power
Solicitors Journal

Executive power

Legal executives will play a crucial role in the provision of legal aid, but partners must ensure it does not cross the line of exploitation, says Diane Burleigh
Otherwise engaged
Solicitors Journal

Otherwise engaged

The Law Commission last week unveiled the details of a consultation that could pave the way for the legalisation of prenups in English law (see Solicitors Journal 155/1, 11 January 2011). Solicitors Journal commentators give the lowdown on what this would mean for English divorce law and question whether, despite mounting pressure to put marital property agreements on a statutory footing, it would be good news all the way
Candid camera
Solicitors Journal

Candid camera

Where do judges actually stand on the issue of covert surveillance? Duncan Wright investigates
The fine print
Solicitors Journal

The fine print

The massive fines mooted for ABSs are off the scale in the legal services world, says Stuart Bushell as he continues his countdown to the profession's big bang
Update: IT/IP
Solicitors Journal

Update: IT/IP

Susan Singleton considers fresh opinion on the eBay trademark case, the court's approach to copyrighting news clippings and Europe's requirements for R&D development agreements
Update: immigration
Solicitors Journal

Update: immigration

Jane Coker reviews the tribunals' latest attitudes towards article 8 and how it plays out in deportation cases
Quality streets
Solicitors Journal

Quality streets

With the launch of the new conveyancing protocol, things can only get better, says Jonathan Smithers
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