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Mother of all battles
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Mother of all battles

Two recent decisions show that the courts are increasingly prepared to transfer residence to the father where mothers repeatedly block contact arrangements. Miranda Fisher and Ayla Dogruyol report
Cracking the code
Solicitors Journal

Cracking the code

Housebuilders should be aware of several changes to their duties introduced by the new consumer code for homeowners, says Dominic Beeton
Calling the experts
Solicitors Journal

Calling the experts

Expert witness immunity could soon be removed, creating a new field of professional negligence; but are there any public policy reasons for retaining it? Andrew Wigston and Rebecca Mandal report
Making amends
Solicitors Journal

Making amends

Two years after the ruling in Alhamrani, Philip Sinel and Nina Gurney reflect on the lessons learned for trust practitioners and the questions left unanswered
Judges to be asked about voluntary work
Solicitors Journal

Judges to be asked about voluntary work

People applying for judicial posts should be asked about voluntary work, Baroness Neuberger, chair of the Lord Chancellor's advisory panel on judicial diversity, has said.
By the book
Solicitors Journal

By the book

There has been welcome convergence in the mortgage lending industry, but isn't it time for a rebalancing of the lender-conveyancer relationship, asks Jonathan Smithers
Keeping track
Solicitors Journal

Keeping track

Cell phone technology is a new area of forensic science but it is already proving a valuable tool for crime investigations and prosecutors, says Paul Sanderson
Silent witness
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Silent witness

Claimants in conveyancing negligence cases should be permitted to use legal experts where the judge has little understanding or experience of property law, argues Jonathan Ferris
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