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Unbundling legal services is nothing new

Nick Jarrett-Kerr assesses the recent Law Society practice note on unbundling legal services. What might it mean for business clients, and how will law firms react?

European briefing | Diluting the rights of the defence: how far is too far

A recent ECJ case raised a short but important point: 'when does an action for annulment become moot? 'Paul Stanley QC reports

Update | Residential property: CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order, changes to chancel repair liability, the rights to light consultation

Belinda Walkinshaw examines the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order, changes to chancel repair liability, and the rights to light consultation

Update | Company: women on boards, funding for SMEs, directors' loans, company names

Debbie King examines changes to women on boards, funding for SMEs, directors' loans and company names

Felix | High noon in the criminal courts

Unlike products that can be manufactured more cheaply, lawyers acting in abuse cases will always have to deal with 'the human side, even where their pay gets cut, says Felix

Regulatory watch | The SRA is always right, and we're always wrong

Susanna Heley has always had concerns about the SRA's approach to solicitors working outside private practice. And despite what it may think, not everyone who disagrees with it is wrong

Petrodel v Prest: achieving fairness in matrimonial disputes through inferences and resulting trusts

The conduct of the husband in Prest v Petrodel was key to the case, says Ann Northover and Spencer Clarke

Case in point | Is consummation a legal oddity?

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill excludes same-'sex marriages from nullification by non-consummation. But does the concept of consummation even have a place in modern society, asks Richard Easton