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24 Mar 2009

The silk route

There is pressure to but few women are applying for silk and more can be done to increase diversity, says Kate Thirlwall QC

24 Mar 2009

I will survive

Survivorship clauses have outlived their usefulness and they could now make the inheritance tax position substantially worse, says Malcolm Finney

24 Mar 2009

Emission control

Ellie Watson explains how the ambitious targets set by the Carbon Reduction Commitment will be met in practice and what it will mean for landlords and tenants

24 Mar 2009

Dangerous minds

The 'directing mind' defence has survived the judgment in Ferguson but to escape liability large companies will need to consider the relevant statute, says Thom Dyke

24 Mar 2009

Not just an empty shell

The Register of Mergers provides a perfect solution in principle to charities that have merged to continue receiving future gifts made to their predecessors – or does it, asks Donald Taylor

17 Mar 2009

Update: costs

Simon Gibbs considers the ongoing challenges to CFAs and whether a recent High Court judgment may offer a potential solution

17 Mar 2009

Update: personal injury

Vijay Ganapathy reviews the latest cases on CFAs and assessing the risk of success, when it is appropriate to depart from the “but for” test, the difficulty in appealing first instance decisions, and reversing the burden of proof

17 Mar 2009

A dead cert… or a nuisance?

The risks for developers of nuisance claims being brought could lead to more serious consequences than simply paying out compensation, says Gordon Wignall