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22 Nov 2010

The Hartlepool Monkey

ISBN: 978-0385612531

22 Nov 2010

I predict a riot

Never mind the student protests - if MPs don't stick to the prison vote they'll have a real rebellion on their hands

22 Nov 2010

At your mercy

For the first time the Court of Appeal has had to deal with the difficult concept of mercy killing. Benjamin Newton investigates the Inglis case

17 Nov 2010

Solicitors ahead in probate battle with banks

Just under half of people who have used legal advisers to obtain probate have used a solicitor, recent research seen by Solicitors Journal has revealed, with only three per cent seeking legal assistance from banks.

17 Nov 2010

Diversity and knowledge sharing

Brad Meyer discusses why diversity is a fundamental consideration for effective knowledge sharing

15 Nov 2010

Planning lawyers reserved over impact of regional housing target ruling

Planning lawyers have dampened the initial enthusiasm that followed the ruling in the case brought by developer Cala Homes against local government minister Eric Pickles over the scrapping of regional housing targets, saying it may only have a limited effect on applications currently in the pipeline.

15 Nov 2010

Moses LJ accuses lawyers of 'confusion and fuzzy thinking' on experts

Solicitors' “confusion and fuzzy thinking” is to blame for shortcomings in expert witness evidence, Lord Justice Moses has said.

15 Nov 2010

Update: tax and trusts

With the third Finance Act of the year to be published shortly, it has been a rollercoaster period for practitioners, writes David Bird