Legal Features

Mark Pawlowski considers a recent ruling on the distinction between penalties and liquidated damages in the context of a car hire agreement

Milton McIntosh examines services charges, repairs, assignment, break options and business tenancies

With mid-sized firms facing unpredented changes, is there a potential risk that clients' needs are likely to be overlooked, asks Jean-Yves Gilg

Should shareholders' interests take precedence over the polluter-pays principle? Jean-Yves Gilg reports on the aftermath of the Transco decision

The House of Lords in Hello! v OK! has stretched the rules on breach of confidence to an extent yet to be assessed, say Dan...

The Carter reforms will not necessarily lead to the supersizing of legal aid firms, argues Penny Owston

Richard Bunker discusses the so-called offshore disclosure â€œamnestyâ€, private equity groups, the Finance Bill 2007 and other developments

Giving prior agreements supremacy would avoid competing claims being litigated in different EU jurisdictions, says Ian Gascoigne

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