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It's a long, unclear story

The House of Lords has referred O'Byrne to the Court of Justice for a second time, but are we expecting too much by insisting on...

Civil litigation brief

The changes introduced by the new Civil Procedure Rules relating to correct address for service have raised problems and uncertainties, says Gordon Exall

Update: family law

Liz Dronfield reviews the latest children law cases relating to disclosure of information, local authority decisions not to issue care proceedings, contempt of court and...

The Firm: law but so much more

My firm's occasional brainstorming meeting was held this year in a restaurant on the outskirts of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire in a street that had seen the...

Prevention and cure

Family courts have a wide choice of instruments to prevent child abduction but without further policy reforms these will not always afford sufficient protection, says...

What lies beneath?

Claims of dishonest conduct against lawyers are rising, and in the absence of a clear test, law firms should set out a careful risk management...

Rewrite, revise, redraft

The regulation of consumer credit has descended into chaos, leaving borrowers subject to information overload and lenders prey to red tape, says Richard Mawrey QC

Strike outs and summary judgments

Litigants should take particular care in providing particulars of claim or in mounting a defence, as courts are increasingly likely to strike off or even...