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Tories vow to sever link with Europe over human rights

Conservatives want to restore common sense to the application of human rights in the UK [Photo credit: Slavko Sereda/Shutterstock.com]

Similar but not the same

Online shopping has created new challenges for companies looking to protect their brands. Carrollanne Lindley and Alexandra Pygall discuss the latest high-profile case

Package deal

Dr Julian Morris discusses the impact of recent consumer protection legislation and case law on the travel industry

Free to leave

Karen Bayley discusses the meaning of 'free to leave' in deprivation of liberty cases heard in the Court of Protection, and case law regarding powers of attorney

Successful firms 'do'

Benchmarking reports provide a valuable guide to law firm profitability, says Viv Williams

A monster of its own making

The dream of saving on litigation costs through provisional assessment is still not a reality, says Richard Langley

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's an escrow account!

Can an escrow account save firms from the risks of solicitors misusing client money? Martina Hogg is not convinced this is the answer

Constructive trusts and illegal purposes: Part two

Jack Dillon looks at the lessons practitioners can take from the Court of Appeal judgment in O'Kelly v Davies