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Mental capacity

As 'Make a Will' month begins, Dr Keith Rix reports on the assessment of mental capacity in elderly clients

Regional focus : Greater London

High street civil practices in Greater London are being forced to reinvent themselves or face an uncertain future. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

Lots in common

When is a common not a common? Richard Honey reports on the changes effected by the Commons Act 2006

Tribunal trials

Alan Murdie reports on the potential impact of Draft Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill

Agency drivers

Can a commercial goods vehicle operator avoid being prosecuted for not having an operator licence because the driver is neither his employee nor agent? Anthony Ostrin and Lynne Townley report

Three's a crowd?

M v M: Tony Roe reports on subpoenas on third parties in ancillary relief proceedings

Contaminated land

A new circular on radioactive contamination is only one of many forthcoming changes affecting contaminated land of which solicitors should be aware, warns Kathy Mylrea

Reviving bailiffs' certification

The draft Tribunals, Court & Enforcement Bill provides a practical opportunity to revive the little used complaint procedure against bailiffs' certification, says John Kruse