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Workshop: Late night licensing

Leo Charalambides discusses the impact of the 'EU Services Directive on the costs of late night licensing

Update | Clinical negligence: When medics aren't liable

Jock Mackenzie looks at three recent cases in which judges found medics not liable of negligence and highlights the difficulties faced by claimants in bringing such cases

Update | Landlord and tenant: Landlord register, longer fixed terms

A landlord register could be the answer to ensure better regulation, while longer fixed terms would give peace of mind to renters, considers Tessa Shepperson

Getting past the rhetoric: The Growth and Infrastructure Bill

Oliver Wright asks if the Growth and Infrastructure Bill will inspire 'anything more than lively debates in parliament

European briefing | The ECJ's contradictory stance on cancelled and delayed flights

Paul Stanley examines the contradictory nature of the ECJ's ruling on compensation for passengers who experience delayed or cancelled flights

The common law marriage myth

Despite the limited rights afforded to cohabiting couples, the myth of 'common law marriage' persists - even among lawyers. Amy Radnor explores the issues involved

Shifting the health and safety burden

Ian Pennock isn't convinced by the government's 'proposed changes to health and safety in the 'Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

Life in crime | The tide is turning in deportation cases

The sea-change in cases involving the 'children of people facing deportation is 'a welcome one, says Benjamin Newton