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9 Nov 2007

Update: sentencing.

Barbara Barnes reports on the latest guidelines by the Sentencing Guidelines Council and the Court of Appeal's review of its sentencing principles

9 Nov 2007

Corporate manslaughter: the new rules

The Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 may not be perfect but both organisations and individuals should prepare themselves for its impact, says Gerard Forlin

26 Oct 2007

Promises, promises

The courts should not allow the party bound under a “best endeavours” agreement to get out of it simply because it has become commercially uninteresting, says Stephen Bickford Smith

26 Oct 2007

Gambling in pubs

Though the Gambling Act 2005 is seen as a 'liberal' regime, its Code of Practice imposes a 'tough' level of compliance for gambling in public houses, says Roy Light

19 Oct 2007

Greater London: small is beautiful

London is not all about the Magic Circle firms. Sole practitioners and dedicated legal aid firms are tackling challenges such as the Legal Services Bill head on, says Jean-Yves Gilg

12 Oct 2007

Widening your horizons

In the last of three articles on practice development in the age of the Legal Services Act, Kim Tasso considers product and service development, market-focused strategies and distribution channels

12 Oct 2007

A positive development?

In the first of a series articles on the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, Gordon Exall assesses the scope of civil liability and the importance of breach of statutory duty

28 Sept 2007

Update: IT and intellectual property

Susan Singleton summarises recent developments in the areas of data protection, privacy, patents, copyright and trade marks