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27 May 2008

Pays to be reasonable

Simply agreeing to mediation is no guarantee of protection against costs. Parties must ensure they do not make unrealistic claims, says Tom Collins

27 May 2008

Clearer view emerges on the rights of light

A recent appeal court decision should lighten fears by developers that construction stands no chance if there are light obstruction issues, say Tim Foley and Simon Pulley

19 May 2008

How best to manage assets after the Budget

The latest Finance Bill 2008 is only one of the developments which should make investors review their position when deciding to manage assets either offshore or onshore, say Randall Krebs and Annika Jones

19 May 2008

Update: sentencing

Barbara Barnes reviews the latest cases on dangerousness, young offenders, concurrent or consecutive sentences, young offenders and child pornography

19 May 2008

Life in crime

Benjamin Newton discusses a recent Court of Appeal case that considered whether the defence of doli incapax was still available to defendants aged from 10 to 14 years

19 May 2008

Capacity to marry and marriages abroad

The High Court's inherent jurisdiction in cases involving the vulnerable remains a powerful tool to protect those lacking mental capacity, say Yogi Amin and Alex Rook

13 May 2008

Opinion: where next for family legal aid?

Low fees mean that family legal aid firms cannot afford to expand and there is evidence that their numbers may be shrinking faster than anyone realised, says David Emmerson.

13 May 2008

Update: housing

Rebecca Cattermole reviews cases including right to buy and the status of occupiers