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23 Jun 2009

Update: residential property

Janet Armstrong-Fox discusses recent cases on acceptance of a surrender of a lease, signing contracts on behalf of a client and serving a notice to recover the cost of works through a service charge

23 Jun 2009

Update: clinical negligence

Dr Jock Mackenzie considers cases on causation where there are several possible causes of injury; on the importance of timings to causation in cerebral palsy cases; and on factual dispute involving expert evidence

23 Jun 2009

At the deep end

Where personal injury claims are fraudulent or exaggerated, when and how can an appellant bring proceedings for contempt of court, ask Simon Pedley and James Thackray

23 Jun 2009

Placing the blame

Partners in a firm have a duty to act in good faith to other partners, but when are they personally liable for their own negligence and when is it the firm's responsiblity, asks Mark Blackett-Ord

23 Jun 2009

Putting out fire with gasoline

The Court of Appeal's decision against Michael Napier has left solicitors accused of misconduct with little protection from unjustified negative publicity, says Michelle Garlick

23 Jun 2009

Rude awakening

You can wake a sleeping animal if you stare at them intently enough. A cat, a dog, or even a slumbering husband, will start to twitch under your eyes, and then spark into wakefulness. It is an instinct from the days when eyes on your skin in the night meant someone had come to get you. And how often have you, when awake, known that someone was staring at you, and turned around to check who it was?

16 Jun 2009

East Anglia: all change

Despite escaping the worst effects of the downturn, changes in the legal and economic climate have encouraged East Anglia firms to review their strategies and explore new avenues to prosperity. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

16 Jun 2009

Deep impact

Amanda Fyffe explains how the economic crisis has affected different pension schemes, and why solicitors need to be aware of these effects when handling pension claims arising from a personal injury or fatal accident