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Questioning the courts

Lawyers shouldn't be afraid of challenging court decisions where their clients' rights are concerned, says Benjamin Newton

Update: road traffic

Robert Sprotson and Anjali Krishnan review the latest developments including liability of drivers of emergency vehicles, speeding penalties, use of mobile phones, dangerous driving, and the evidential basis for apportioning liability

Update: insolvency

David Archer discusses the rise of 'pre-pack' administration sales, the application of TUPE to insolvent companies, a rare misfeasance case, the application of the pari passu rule, and the latest guidelines on administrators' breach of duty

Trustee Training

Trustees need to receive adequate training with regards the new set of responsibilities placed on them, or risk finding themselves out of their depth, says Richard Weaver

Fiduciary duties on trial

While trustees are being encouraged to review and diversify investments, they must adhere to their duty to seek professional advice, says David Crozier

John Mortimer: triumphing over adversity

We all, hopefully, are inspired by somebody at some stage in our lives. I doubt that I am alone in identifying John Mortimer as one of a handful of people who have inspired me at a certain time in my life. By the time I went to university I had already devoured many of the Rumpole stories, watched their faithful adaptation on television, and then read John Mortimer's autobiography “Clinging to the Wreckage”.

A meeting of minds

Consortium working can be done effectively, and it will help the growing number of those ineligible for public funding with access to legal advice, says Russell Conway

How certain is certain?

Making reference to a period of extension in a tenancy agreement can have a less than desirable effect for landlords wishing to contract out, says John Martin