Archive

Common ground

Issues of cross-border capacity would be made simpler if England and Wales were to ratify Convention XXXV, says Richard Frimston

Jersey open its doors to third-party funding

Royal Court ruling 'good news for individuals'

Criminal lawyers treated with 'contempt and arrogance' by government over unpaid committals

Hearings to be phased out but solicitors continue working for free

SRA must not 'drop the ball' on diversity

Risk-based approach could make it harder to collect data

The next level

It's time to bring wholesale technological change to conveyancing – merely tinkering around the edges is not enough, says Julian Sampson

You've been framed

The government claims the National Planning Policy Framework will give neighbourhoods more decision-making power, but it is more likely to give the green light to crafty developers looking to push through questionable developments, says David Stephens

Divorce update

Austin Chessell offers practical tips on how to resolve Christmas holiday contact through mediation, and considers the first prenuptial agreement case after Radmacher

Planning update

Julian Boswall and Laura Fuller review the Localism Act, another twist in the Cala Homes saga and a decision on environmental permitting and appropriate assessment