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Cracking the code

Housebuilders should be aware of several changes to their duties introduced by the new consumer code for homeowners, says Dominic Beeton

The legal aid time bomb

The successive bodies in charge of administering legal aid have been storing up trouble for the future, and the decision to make the Legal Services Commission an executive agency will further compound the problem, says Steve Hynes

Update: commercial contracts

Mark Lucas considers recent cases illustrating the impact of Chartbrook in relation to the interpretation of contracts, the admissibility of pre-contractual negotiations and without prejudice discussions

Update: housing

Giles Peaker reviews the latest cases involving registered social landlords, possession proceedings, housing eligibility and local authority allocation policies

Working wonders

With the default retirement age likely to be removed, employers should be more wary than ever of the risks of ignoring ageism in the workplace, says Emmanuelle Ries

Team effort

A carefully-managed relationship between solicitor and expert witness is crucial to structure a successful case, says Jeremy Brooke

Calling the experts

Expert witness immunity could soon be removed, creating a new field of professional negligence; but are there any public policy reasons for retaining it? Andrew Wigston and Rebecca Mandal report

Beyond belief

Several recent cases have brought workplace discrimination into the spotlight, but what beliefs are protected and how can employers reduce the risk of a claim being brought against them? Philip Henson reports