Archive

Cheap talk?

Claimants should take the duty to negotiate under the 41st update to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 very seriously or risk a hefty cost bill. Peter Lindsay and Victoria Handley explain

Regional focus: South-west

Jean-Yves Gilg discovers that life in the South-west can be as fast paced as in London but that business can be tough as a rural community lawyer

Competition update

Daniel Beard discusses Crehan, damages, quantification and costs

Keeping control

Costs capping is likely to be extended beyond group litigation, but, Simon Brown asks, will it really help keep costs under control?

Foreign adoptions

The Children and Adoption Act 2006 will make profound changes to the rules governing adoption with a foreign element, says Simon Musannif

Harassment: a growing tort

Barbara Hewson reviews the extension of protection against harassment from employment to other areas of the law

Swapping details

Jimmy Desai reports on Green Thumb Ltd and data transfer clauses in contracts

Second chance tribunal

Litigation in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal after Sinclair Gardens may become more uncertain, but Laura Collignon welcomes the pragmatic approach.