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All the care in the world
Solicitors Journal

All the care in the world

Malcolm Johnson considers whether child abuse claims involving foster carers will leave local authorities open to vicarious liability
Update: road traffic
Solicitors Journal

Update: road traffic

Robert Sproston and Anjali Krishnan discuss the proposal for reduced speed limits, texting while driving, and cases involving emergency response vehicles, uninsured drivers and fraudulent claims
South East: slowly out of the woods
Solicitors Journal

South East: slowly out of the woods

Concentrating their efforts on a clearly identified target market, steering clear of risky high street work and definitely working on efficiencies: law firms in the South East are ready to grow with those green shoots. Jean-Yves Gilg reports
Double trouble
Solicitors Journal

Double trouble

One of the trickier areas in advocacy is the interface between care and criminal cases, where one's client is accused of offences against a child in respect of whom the local authority have issued care proceedings.
Update: corporate tax
Solicitors Journal

Update: corporate tax

Jason Collins and Michael Blackwell review cases involving the VAT classifications of food products, the compatibility of the controlled foreign company regime with EU law and overpaid VAT