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Update: family
Solicitors Journal

Update: family

Lynne Passmore reviews the rise in pre-nuptial agreements, disclosure, invalid marriages, selling the matrimonial home, gifts made to the husband and periodical payments
Privileged few
Solicitors Journal

Privileged few

Not all documents issued by lawyers will benefit from the protection of privilege. Anna Pertoldi examines the latest trends
A good sport
Solicitors Journal

A good sport

The ruling in Uren emphasises the courts' determination to protect the freedom to choose whether to participate in sports with an acceptable level of risk, say Kris Lines and Jon Heshka
Packed away
Solicitors Journal

Packed away

Failure to comply with home information pack regulation could leave conveyancers exposed to the risk of professional negligence action, warns David Pett
When time doesn't count
Solicitors Journal

When time doesn't count

The exclusion of time spent on remand for pre-tariff review purposes can lead to arbitrary and unfair outcomes, says Philip Rule
Who holds the keys?
Solicitors Journal

Who holds the keys?

The uncertainties over which social housing organisations fall within the scope of human rights law as 'public bodies' is both a prompt to tidy up their operations and an opportunity for tenants to call them to account. Giles Peaker reports
Update: agriculture
Solicitors Journal

Update: agriculture

Michael Aubrey and Simon Blackburn consider recent cases involving RPA overpayments, possession orders against travellers and the validity of notices to quit
Update: company
Solicitors Journal

Update: company

Simon Graham examines several spectacular frauds which shed light on the responsibilities and liabilities of non-executive directors, auditors and solicitors