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Equality at last for same-sex couples?

Marriage is more than mere attorneyship, but to properly advise clients lawyers need to pay close attention to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, say Ann Northover and Spencer Clarke

Analysing the foundation model for charitable incorporated organisations

Now that long-awaited charitable incorporated organisations are a reality, David Lang looks at the foundation model

Civil conduct | What does Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd mean for Jackson?

??What does the Court of Appeal's recent decision in ?Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd mean in the run-up ?to Jackson? Sophia Purkis examines the case

Workshop: Investigating title: unregistered land

Unregistered land is becoming increasingly rare, but when dealing with it you will need to investigate title to the property, explains John Coulter

Complaints | The perils of predictive emailing

Eleanor Kilner advises on the remedial and preventative measures firms should take when faced with accidentally emailing the wrong recipient

Addressing attitude is key for business development

Address the attitude of your firm and everything else will fall into place, recommends Julian Summerhayes

Update | Company: new government proposals for SMEs and legitimate business expenditure and situations

Debbie King considers 'new government proposals for SMEs, the definition 'of legitimate business expenditure and situations where a director can be barred from using company funds by a shareholder

Update | Construction: information under an audit clause

Understanding the extent of information that contractors may be expected to produce ?under an audit clause is becoming increasingly important, says Chris Holwell