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Workshop property: what happens when a building breaches a restrictive covenant?

John Coulter explains the remedies available, and the importance 'of keeping your clients informed

Health and safety update: asbestos exposure, RIDDOR, occupational health

Zahra Nanji reviews 'new regulations on 'asbestos exposure, 'the HSE's 'fee for 'intervention' scheme 'and the latest chapter 'in the government's 'war against health 'and safety legislation

Hold your horses

When the speed limit was raised to 20mph and fines were £10...

Housing association was not a charity, appeal judges rule

Case could go to Supreme Court as 'enormous' amounts of money involved

Stobart Group launches barrister-only legal service with fixed fees

The Stobart Group, best known for its brightly-coloured Eddie Stobart lorries, has decided to enter the legal services market by setting up a fixed-fee barrister-only litigation service.

Indirect discrimination against men over child tax credit is justified

System directing funds at household where child principally lives deemed most effective

Anger as SRA scraps trainee minimum salary

Firms to pay minimum wage from August 2014

Decision to scrap trainee minimum wage was done with obscene haste

Profession not given the time to consider the proposal and provide meaningful response, says Martin Varley