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Riding the caffeine wave

I've just had a week of pretty unpleasant surprises. The three parties in one of my cases scheduled a without prejudice meeting on Tuesday morning...

Construction update

Anna Stillman considers when one can imply a term into a contract, adjudicator bias, an update on BPF and CIC publications and the proposed health...

The going gets tough

So, The Co-op is taking on matrimonial work? They're in for a shock, says Russell Conway as he looks back at his time in the...

Supreme Court refuses to hear library closure appeal

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by campaigners against library closures because it does not “raise an arguable point of law of...

ILEX becomes CILEX

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly presented the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives with a Royal Charter last week.

Restoring order

Important lessons should be learned from a turbulent twelve months in the care sector, urges Martin Green

Most barristers open to working for ABSs, survey reveals

Most barristers are considering or might consider working in an ABS, a survey of 3,000 barristers for the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board has...

Professional deputies have a valuable role to play, says Brian Bacon

My partner Eddie Fardell posted our first blog before Christmas about the new authorised officers at the Court of Protection. thought we'd touch this time...