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Litigation: adopting a balanced method

Looking at a recent costs decision, Ed Patton argues for litigators to adopt a fair approach

Childhood abuse: neglecting a duty of care

Richard Sweetman assesses when it is possible for a duty of care to be owed to a child, who is not already the subject of a care order, by local authorities

Common law: mingling the waters

Mark Pawlowski considers when common law damages may be available for purely equitable wrongs and whether equity may offer a useful remedy in the absence of legal remedies

How far is the university legally liable for the students?

 Alec Samuels looks at when universities should provide support for students on the premises

Data protection case analysis: Never break the chain

Marc Dautlich and Jamie Cox analyse a recent Belgian data protection case, which has implications for controllers in supply chains

Parental alienation: who's pulling the strings?

Jack Henry considers the dynamics of parental alienation

UK GDPR: all change or no change?

Alexander Egerton provides an in-depth assessment of the UK's reforms to GDPR

Protection for British holidaymakers abroad

Alec Samuels considers the clash between British and other countries' laws in the event of a holiday accident