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Fixed costs: a minor issue

The CPR definition of a road traffic accident is so wide that access to justice, particularly in cases involving minors, is suffering, say Alison Neate and Julie Cooper

When your nearest isn't your dearest

Amendments to the Mental Health Act provide new systems for the selection – and most importantly, the removal – of a patient's nearest relative, says David Hewitt

Locked out of a solution?

How can local authorities best address the conflict between the established practice of entering into exclusivity agreements with contractors, and the new procurement rules requiring openness and transparency, asks Laura Clarke

Armageddon postponed

Law firms are feeling the crunch, but the smart ones are already thinking of the next stages when the economy starts picking up, says Jonathan Benjamin

Thankfully Christmas comes but once a year

Who needs Christmas cards in the age of the internet? We do, says Russell Conway

All change please

Before we get down to the nitty gritty please start to ponder on the vexed question that most solicitors have had to confront at some stage in their careers: what do you do with a smelly (sorry – hygienically challenged) client?

Civil litigation brief

In the previous two articles Gordon Exall looked at the changes introduced by the new Part 6 in relation to service of the Claim Form. In this article he highlights the problems that remain in making applications in relation to extend time for service of the claim form even if that application is made prospectively and within the initial period of time for service

Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany considers the merits and potential pitfalls of the new ACAS Code on disciplinary and grievance procedures, and reviews a case on discrimination and the reverse burden of proof