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Climate change

Investors need to be patient if they are to capitalise fully on the shift in economic power from west to east, cautions Rupert Elwes

Man who worked in Libya was employed in UK, Supreme Court says

An accounts manager who worked in Libya, and whose manager was based in Cairo, was employed in the UK and could claim unfair dismissal, the Supreme Court has ruled.

'Too much focus on process' in radical court restructuring

Huge rises in limit for county court claims, small claims and RTA portal

Property ladder

Equity release is gaining in popularity as a viable retirement tool, says Andrea Rozario

Ministers go ahead with six-month limit for care proceedings

Guillotine risks 'parental backlash', FLBA leader warns

Supreme Court goes beyond Strasbourg in right-to-life ruling

Hospital owed duty under article 2 to voluntary psychiatric patient

Licensing update

Roy Light considers the procedure for appeals from licensing authorities to the magistrates' court, reforms to the licensing regime and the latest edition of Paterson's

Will-writing pitfalls

When taking instructions for a will where there is a risk of loss of capacity or death before execution, what steps can you take to protect yourself from negligence claims? Ashton Davies explains