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7 Jul 2009

Court of Appeal ruling moves pre-nups in position of “greater magnetic force”

The Court of Appeal has reduced a £5.8m divorce pay-out by a German heiress to her former husband to a lump sum about a fifth of the original award, in a decision anticipating full enforceability of pre-nuptial agreements.

7 Jul 2009

Lawyers without frontiers: Colombian fears

British lawyers must continue to support their Colombian counterparts faced with death threats for trying to defend human rights, says Sara Chandler

7 Jul 2009

Update: police and criminal evidence

Kim Bouwer rounds up the latest cases on privacy, police retention of evidence, powers of search and release of information to a third party

7 Jul 2009

Update: housing

Sarah McKeown reviews cases involving succession, possession, negligence, the Children Act and the Human Rights Act

7 Jul 2009

A fine intervention

In taking a broad interpretation to the Commission's right to intervene in national competition cases the European court has made a sensible decision, says Paul Stanley NO

7 Jul 2009

Staying on the right side

Tony Guise discusses how solicitors can manage referrals properly to avoid the wrath of the regulator

7 Jul 2009

Back in play

HIPs provide solicitors with an opportunity to reverse conveyancing trends and, contrary to popular belief, you don't need to charge the earth, says Paul Bibby

7 Jul 2009

You should have gone to Lex-savers

Anyone who sees the supermarkets offering anything more complex than quickie divorces needs their eyes tested, says Russell Conway