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Electric dreams

As the e-conveyancing 'revolution' grinds on, land registration expert Mangala Murali considers how far we have come since its inception 12 years ago

Tough call

Can a few unsourced text messages really build a case for bad character? Benjamin Newton reports

Finding fault

When does a tort of strict liability require fault? When you're a psychiatric patient, writes Laura Davidson

Update: media

Rod Dadak considers the potential reform of defamation and privacy laws, the status of the fair comment defence and a case on qualified privilege involving...

Update: police

The decision to suspend stop-and-search powers is just the tip of the iceberg in a year full of significant developments in police law, writes Sophie...

Taking the fall

A Court of Appeal ruling clarifying occupiers' liability has come as a relief to landowners worried about being held responsible for the consequences of visitors'...

Law will tear us apart

Justices are fiddling with top-dollar divorces while normal families burn, says Marilyn Stowe

Learning the hard way

Since its creation, the Supreme Court has been successful in educating the public and improving media relations, but one year on it faces several challenges...