Conveyancing

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Illegal cohabitants

A recent ruling could herald a radical change to the assessment of dependency claims by foreign nationals overstaying in Britain. Philip Noble reports

Calculating support

Child maintenance calculation will be fairer after Smith v Smith, but it's only half the battle, says Bradley Williams

Land Registry plans

New leases registered with the Land Registry must be accompanied by an approved plan. And it's not as simple as it sounds, says Karen French

No limits

The Lords' ruling in Sephton provides welcome clarification of limitation rules in negligence claims, say Nicholas Heaton and Toby Rouse

Due diligence and Historic Buildings

Local authorities are sharpening their strategy to prosecute property owners for breach of planning regulations, including subsequent purchasers, warns Stephen Levrant

HiP pain

Lawyers still aren't getting to grip with HiPs. Andrew Towler reports

Close examination

Home inspectors are crucial to the new HIPs process, but will there be enough of them, asks Andrew Gooding