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Home or away: Where should parties bring claims?

Dr Julian Morris considers case law relating to flight delay compensation and the jurisdictional hurdles to bringing a claim over an accident abroad

The meaning of 'significant influence or control'

Debbie King discusses restrictions on directors' powers and the new requirement of companies to keep a register of 'people with significant control' in the organisation

EU trade mark reforms

New legislation will be welcomed by trade mark owners seeking to protect their goods from counterfeiters, explains Chris McLeod

Respecting the language of the contract

Richard Foss and Ben Hillman consider the lessons learned from three significant Supreme Court decisions on contract law in 2015

Strategic considerations

With the economy recovering, fixed fees looming, and staff more prepared to move on, firms will have to change their business models to survive, advises Viv Williams

It's time for the law 'to lead by example

The Law Society's Diversity Access Scheme is a step in the right direction for a profession struggling to shake off its 'pale, male, and stal'; image, write Olivia Wint and Tara Woodward

Mediation matters in family disputes

Carla Ditz looks at the current perceptions of mediation and why it remains largely unrecognised and perhaps underappreciated by couples as a means to resolve disputes

The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter – February 14, 1914

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