Statutory demands, an invaluable method of debt collection in the current climate, can be set aside by application to the court, but this will only be granted under specific circumstances, says Verona Cocks
Premiums might go up, or they might not, but either way solicitors would benefit from putting in early and properly presented applications to their indemnity insurance provider and avoid last year's fiasco. Jean-Yves Gilg reports
Websites offering user-generated content that behave responsibly in relation to copyright infringement should be safe from court action – at least until there is further development in this area of the law, says Dawn Osborne
Solicitors should be more forthcoming when faced with a 'Larke v Nugus' letter challenging a will and play their part in the greater drive to avoid litigation, says Mike Parker
Lord Justice Jackson's preliminary report raises fundamental questions that could give rise to a sea change in the way litigation is funded and managed, potentially to the detriment of defendants, say Rachel Moore and Scott Nightingale
Hannah Graves and Chris Ellis consider the new mental capacity provisions, the extension of the “need for care and attention†test, discretionary housing payments, and entitlement to Jobseekers Allowance
Michael Woods reviews the new environmental liability regulations, the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme, measures to encourage electricity generation from renewable sources, and the new hazardous waste obligations new hazardous waste obligations
