Law firms in the North East may be on average smaller than their counterparts in other parts of Britain but are equally apt at tackling the downturn. Jean-Yves Gilg reports
The risks for developers of nuisance claims being brought could lead to more serious consequences than simply paying out compensation, says Gordon Wignall
Vijay Ganapathy reviews the latest cases on CFAs and assessing the risk of success, when it is appropriate to depart from the “but for†test, the difficulty in appealing first instance decisions, and reversing the burden of proof
On the face of it the Yearworth case has merely resolved a narrow point on the ownership of sperm but it also re-opens a range of ethical and legal questions on the status of live body parts, says James Lawford Davies
A more restrictive definition of 'hunting' has helped to clarify some of the more ambiguous provisions of the Hunting Act but cases yet to be decided will bring further changes, say Kris Lines and Pippa Wilding
