Penalties on car rental agreementsMark Pawlowski considers a recent ruling on the distinction between penalties and liquidated damages in the context of a car hire agreement
Update: landlord and tenantMilton McIntosh examines services charges, repairs, assignment, break options and business tenancies
Kent: new legal boom for the garden of England?With mid-sized firms facing unpredented changes, is there a potential risk that clients' needs are likely to be overlooked, asks Jean-Yves Gilg
Picking up the billShould shareholders' interests take precedence over the polluter-pays principle? Jean-Yves Gilg reports on the aftermath of the Transco decision
It's not all fair in love and warThe House of Lords in Hello! v OK! has stretched the rules on breach of confidence to an extent yet to be assessed, say Dan...
Finding a place in the new legal marketThe Carter reforms will not necessarily lead to the supersizing of legal aid firms, argues Penny Owston
Update: TaxationRichard Bunker discusses the so-called offshore disclosure “amnestyâ€, private equity groups, the Finance Bill 2007 and other developments
Border troubleGiving prior agreements supremacy would avoid competing claims being litigated in different EU jurisdictions, says Ian Gascoigne
