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A mirror of marriage?

Courts are unlikely to follow blindly the precedents set by traditional marriages when establishing principles applicable to the break up of civil partnerships, says Gerald Wilson

When all hope is gone

If a whole life sentence has no prospect of release then does this utimately amount to inhuman treatment of those receiving the sentence, asks David Rhodes

Valuing agency

Compensation for termination of agency should be calculated by reference to the resale value – but how should that value be set, asks Stephen Sidkin

European briefing

The ECJ has reminded EU institutions to protect fundamental rights fully, says Paul Stanley

South West: beating the downturn

As the credit crunch tightens its grip lawyers in the South West respond with a realistic but upbeat approach to the challenge, says Jean-Yves Gilg

Improbable golden goose

The regulation of claims farmers may have tidied up the market but web-based referral services are still mostly a waste of time and money, says Russell Conway

Feature: De-mystifying outsourcing

Originally From FD Legal magazine vol 2 Issue 6: In the first of two features on how outsourcing has risen to the top of law firm management agendas, Chris Bull strips away the mystique behind the jargon and outlines what has really been going on in the legal world over the past few years.

Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany reviews recent cases on equal pay, age and religious discrimination, and compensation for failure to take up employment