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Experts at risk

Richard Barr reflects on the impact of the MMR and Meadow litigation

At your request

English courts take care over 'letters of request' for potential witnesses by foreign courts. Paul Friedman and Helen Rowlands discuss Daric Smith v Phillip Morris

Housing law update

Jim Shepherd and Dominic Preston discuss new legislation, human rights, possession claims, protection from eviction, right to buy, allocations, homelessness and anti-social behaviour

On my honour

Lynne Townley reflects on why honour crimes present a challenge for the criminal justice system

Taxation update

Carol Mead discusses offshore bank accounts, tax credits filing deadline, employee car ownership schemes, state pension reform, complex personal tax returns teams, retirement annuities and the national minimum wage

Head case

It may not be prudent to go without a bicycle helmet, but this does not automatically lead to contributory negligence, says Victoria Handley

At what cost?

Does the predictable costs regime fulfil its objective of reducing costs? Elliot Gold reports

Product liability after the ECJ's 'faulty vaccine' ruling

Hugh Preston discusses the effect of the ECJ 'faulty vaccine' ruling on the protection of claimants from the ten-year long-stop for claims under the Consumer Protection Act 1987