New powers conferred on the police, local authorities and the courts give them too much of a free rein and are overly prohibitive on respondents, says Jeannie Mackie
Milton McIntosh considers cases involving lease and licence distinction, the assignability and repudiation of agreements for lease, and the effect of the new compensation provisions on business tenancies
Successful partnerships between the public and private sectors rely on a strong combination of well-managed risk and good governance, says Owen Willcox
Amending procedural codes is not enough to resolve the costs problem in complex commercial litigation; judges themselves should address costs issues by managing the behaviour of parties, says Graham Huntley
When it comes to decisions about withdrawing life-sustaining treatment for children, consensus and common sense are a better process than court intervention, says Seamus Burns
