Children

Articles

Contracting out conflict

Confirmation in an Australian case that fiduciary duties may be contractually avoided could set a precedent for English courts, say Michael Twomey and Eamonn McNamara

Update: family

Liz Dronfield considers the protection of children from harm and in particular the extension of Family Assistance Orders, interim change of residence, committal proceedings and care proceedings involving parents with severe learning disabilities

The training race

Chore or development opportunity? With the annual CPD deadline of 31 October looming many practitioners are reviewing their CPD hours. Clarissa Dann considers the different approaches to personal development

Children: an Islamic law perspective

Islamic law determines the best interests of a child differently from English law, says Raffia Arshad

South West: Return of the general practitioner

Law firms face a challenge from the Legal Services Act but a return to a more traditional-style private client firm offers a solution, says Jean-Yves Gilg

Wind in your sail

Smaller firms should leverage their local knowledge to become involved in renewable energy projects, argues Stefan Schmitz

Taxing transfers

Tax rules on transfers made by a transferor who dies before the seven-year cut-off point should be relaxed, argues Helen Hobhouse

A question of ownership versus possession

Robert Leonard considers the problems of correcting a land register while not changing the situation on the ground