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Barristers to instruct solicitors under new business model

Barristers' chambers could instruct solicitors under the Bar Council's plans for new business structures.

Leather sofa victims win compensation

Around 1,650 people who suffered skin rashes, burns and other medical problems caused by a toxic chemical used by Chinese manufacturers of leather sofas are...

Virtual alienation

The right of tenants to 'virtually assign' leases has been strengthened by a recent case, but the change should also be welcomed by landlords, says...

No end in sight?

Indeterminate sentences are a relatively new phenomenon, but with their numbers dramatically increasing, the authorities should publish the correct test to be applied when prisoners...

Caste away

New provisions in the Equality Act give the government the power to outlaw caste discrimination, but its success depends on the outcome of important research,...

New for old

Developers may now have to pay a levy to meet the cost of structural changes to the local area. Mangala Murali explains how the Community...

A broader perspective

The jurisdiction of a Land Registry adjudicator has been considerably widened in cases where an application for a restriction against a property has been made,...

Off the mark

The ECJ's decision that Google does not infringe third party trademarks through its AdWords service has avoided other issues – not least whether the search...