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Making workplace pension schemes work

Despite increased penalties and a government campaign, the auto-enrolment of employees in a pension scheme remains a challenge for smaller employers, writes Amelia Garman

The air up there

Julian Boswall and Alex Minhinick discuss the road Heathrow still has to travel to a third runway, the increasing importance of air quality in the light of the ClientEarth decisions, and two successful 'reasons' legal challenges

Applications to modify restrictive covenants

To what extent is it relevant that the developer has already carried out building works, committing a deliberate breach of covenant, ask Stephanie Tozer and Emily Windsor

The relationship between budget and assessment

The disharmony between Merrix and SARPD shows that, until the court clarifies discrepancies in the CPR, cost recovery will remain unpredictable, explains Thomas Grace

Pre-action conduct in commercial disputes

The introduction of the pre-action protocol has significantly reduced the prospect of being 'ambushed' by proceedings in Northern Ireland, explains Amanda Wylie

The family law protocol 15 years on

With increasing numbers of family litigants in person, it remains a mystery to Tony Roe why the Law Society's family law protocol is not free and wholly available online

Capacity, the golden rule, and execution of wills

Poole v Everall provides a stark reminder of the court's preferences when considering whether or not to affirm a will, write Emily Exton and Marina Griggs

Leveson and the power of the press

By failing to follow the recommendations of the Leveson inquiry and launching tabloid attacks on the judiciary, the press is undermining the rule of law, writes Steven Heffer