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Articles

Update: wills & trusts

Catherine McAleavey and Catherine Sanders discuss Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, severance of joint tenancy by will, contract to make a will, capacity for severance of joint tenancy, Finance Act 2006 changes, trustee exemption clauses and Re Hastings-Bass

Should Sexual Orientation Regulations include religious exemptions?

Catholic adoption agencies last night (29 January) appeared to have failed in their attempt to secure an exemption from the new Sexual Orientation Regulations, as the Prime Minister Tony Blair announced in a statement that there would be no exemption for faith-based groups.

UPDATE: professional negligence

Spike Charlwood and Luke Wygas report on key cases: Football League, Marplace, Sephton and Abou-Ramah

Star performers

A successful litigation department is not one that has the highest billable hours, says David Higham

Practice area focus: children law

Children law is beset by difficult issues: Jean-Yves Gilg reports on open courts, legal funding and lawyers' concerns over a creaking system

SJ interview: Sir Mark Potter

In an exclusive interview, the president of the family division tells Jean-Yves Gilg why he welcomes delaying the Carter reforms and shares his reservations over the opening up of family courts

Showing grievance

Rules and procedures in employment tribunals have become hugely baffling. Kerry Underwood and Elish McKee navigate the confusion

Three's a crowd?

M v M: Tony Roe reports on subpoenas on third parties in ancillary relief proceedings