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The impact of potential non-part costs orders

Kevin Shannon examines the impact of potential non-party cost orders againsts solicitors who fund disembursements

Assessing confusing changes to time limits for employment tribunal claims

Complex changes to time limits for employment tribunal claims in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill will create unnecessary confusion, warns Paul McFarlane

Tackling the rise of litigants in person in family cases

Legal self-help will not on its own plug the gap left by the removal of private law 'family cases from the scope of legal aid, says Steve Hynes

Update | Crime: Gary McKinnon, DPAs and malicious communications

Miranda Ching considers the Gary McKinnon case, 'the development of Deferred Prosecution Agreements and malicious communications 'on social media

Update | Pensions: pension scheme data records

By the end of the year trustees pension scheme data records will need to 'be completely accurate. Jennie Kreser explains what's changed

Workshop: Commercial: Changes to the protection of image rights

Jonathan Silverman explores the new and increasing challenges associated with the protection of image rights

Success fees cap: conflict of interest?

Jackson's cap on success fees was proposed to protect the consumer but ?Simon Gibbs sees potential for a conflict of interests in some personal injury cases

By the way | Singing from the same sheet

Catherine Burtinshaw forgets a complex case ?with a night of karaoke