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'Glamping': A trade or furnished holiday accommodation

With the rise of glamorous camping, Julie Butler considers the tax efficiency of farm diversification

Jackson's legacy on the insurance market

Today's ATE policies are now gold medal standard, helping clients properly resource and budget their cases, argues Steve Jones

Lawyers must do more to signpost watchdog's complaint procedure

Clients are losing their chance to rectify poor service because they don't know where to go, says LeO

Caught on camera: Judges, trials, and videotapes

A new pilot scheme sees judges' sentencing remarks filmed for the first time to test the viability of cameras in court. Gus Sellitto examines the effect this could have on the administration of justice

How a Tasmanian court applied a UK ruling on future care costs

A landmark case could set the precedent for UK citizens claiming overseas, explains Peter Rigby

The potential impact of Brexit on divorce

Parliament and the courts should seize the opportunity to make their own rules on jurisdiction, writes Lara Myers

The termination of tiresome legislation

Future Bills that require a duty to insure, and create a criminal offence for non-compliance, should expressly indicate whether or not a civil remedy is also created, argues Alec Samuels

Cohabitation myths debunked, again

John M Fotheringham draws attention to the dangers of ignoring a potential alternative jurisdiction, based on domicile, for a valuable statutory claim