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Drawing lines in the farmland

Landlords and tenants come to blows, farms diversify and ownership changes. Setting boundaries in rental agreements will help during the fallout, says Jonathon Dixon

Weightmans claims first post-Jackson relief from sanctions victory

Ruling a 'stark reminder' to practitioners of a 'much-altered litigation landscape'

Tribunal roulette: new rules on fees for employment tribunals are just a money spinner

The new rules on fees for employment tribunals expected ?to come into force at the end of July are just a money ?spinner, says Philip Henson

Property information forms will make 'transactions more straightforward

New conveyancing forms will make the buying process easier and pre-empt spurious or unnecessary additional enquiries, says Jonathan Smithers

Business tenancies and the Equality Act

Simon Butler and William East consider the scope of ?public duty in respect to commercial property acquired by local authorities and the duty they owe to minorities

Workshop: Beware the risks attached to giving personal guarantees

Lawyers have a lot to consider when advising the company director asked to sign a guarantee, says Jonathan Silverman

Microsoft still has an influence on the legal market

An updated Windows 8 and the imminent release of Surface Pro shows that Microsoft is still important to the legal market, says Damian Blackburn

Update | PACE: necessity of arrest, 17-year-olds in custody and police retention of data

Jill Lorimer considers changes to the necessity ?of arrest, 17-year-olds ?in custody and police ?retention of data