Archive

Charities | Transferring assets to a new-model charity

Stephen Roberts explains how new charitable ?incorporated organisations can transfer property ?from an unincorporated charity

Irreconcilable differences

Does Prest draw a line in the sand in dispute over piercing the corporate veil in divorce proceedings? Stuart Ruff reviews the case

Update | IP/IT: Information in the cloud, consumer rights directive

Susan Singleton reviews cases about the use of surveys in trademark disputes, e-books and competition law, businesses's liability in relation to data held in the cloud, and the implementation of the EU's consumer rights directive

Update | RTA: Retrospective fraud claims

Though lawyers should exercise caution in bringing retrospective fraud claims, with sufficient evidence they can be a powerful tool in the fight against staged accidents, says Roger Cooper

Incentivising death

It's time we rethought the 'meaningful lif'; concept developed by the House of Lords and which is now seeing its way through our end-of-life care strategy, says Jacqueline Laing

ABS countdown | Rely on your judgement

With less restriction on referrals to financial advisors, will solicitors' internal due diligence ?be enough to protect clients from rogue advisers? Stuart Bushell highlights the ?controversies surrounding the new rules

Northern delights | Driving home for christmas

A New Year means a new start, but Kevin Poulter ?can't help but dwell on his disastrous Christmas escape

Behind bars | Turning over a new leaf

Jeannie Mackie suggests some New Year's resolutions for the Ministry of Justice