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House of surprises

The House of Lords delivered ground-breaking judgments in 2009, the question now is how housing lawyers will live with them, and whether the new Supreme...

Update: environment

Meyric Lewis and Cain Ormondroyd discuss the implementation of the civil sanctions regime and cases on the designation of an SSSI, the impact of the...

Taking an interest

With new guidance on referrals now in place, all practitioners managing referred work should positively ensure that they are acting in the best interests of...

Update: consumer

Mark Lucas reviews the judgment on unauthorised borrowing charges, the break up of the big banks, the FSA's mortgage market review, BIS' consultation on credit...

The Climate Change Act 2008

Great expectations: the Climate Change Act reflects the UK's staunch commitment to reduce greenhouse gases, but the implementation process is complex and questions remain over...

Beyond the call of duty

Were it not for pro bono, many people would be denied legal representation. As lawyers, the desire to succeed in a case should apply whether...

Those who can...

Courts are not the only channel for barristers who love advocacy: for Jeremy Robson, teaching the BVC holds all the thrills, challenges and satisfaction of...

When secretaries were tall

When I was small and secretaries were tall… Fans of the Bee Gees will know that this is a slight corruption of their song First...