Archive

To infinity and beyond

Valuers watch out - the scope of surveyors' duties is continuingly widening, warns Alexandra Anderson

Knowing me, knowing you

What are your responsibilities when instructing experts? And what should you expect from them? Isabel West reports

We are scientists

CSI may have sparked public interest in forensics, but do you know how to correctly handle hair testing? Jacqui Gilliatt explains

Working together

Expert witnesses are at a crossroads, writes Phillippa Rowe

Update: consumer

Bryan Nott considers the winners and losers in various cases on consumer credit contracts

Update: local government

Peter Hill reviews a ruling allowing councils to combine their services, a challenge to the proposed reduction of funding for the BSF programme, and the deluge of new legislation set to radically change the shape of local government

Road to ruin

The SRA's publication policy can damage a firm's reputation forever. Don't believe it will affect you? Think again, warns Susanna Heley

Common ground

William Webster and Paul Wilmshurst uncover the difficulties landowners face when defending a village green application