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If the cap fits

Applications for costs capping orders could end up being as expensive and protracted as the case itself, says Andrew Butler

A tighter grip

Far from the new, civilised café society heralded in the 2003 Licensing Act, the Policing and Crime Bill is likely to bring back greater control on premises, says Jeremy Phillips

Update: sports law

Oliver Hunt and Simon Thorp consider breaches of sporting regulations in Formula 1 and rugby, football managers' contracts and the new rules on third party ownership of players

Cretney's Principles of Family Law (8th edition)

ISBN: 978-0421960107

Legal Protection of Computer Software (5th edition)

ISBN: 978-1845924508

RSPCA not "legally obliged" to fight battle over Yorkshire widow's will

A war of words has erupted after a Yorkshire woman won a battle to inherit her mother's farm, even though it was bequeathed to the RSPCA in the will.

Number of LDPs exceeds 100 despite recession

The SRA has revealed that the number of Legal Disciplinary Partnerships (LDPs) now in existence stands at 109.

Update: commercial contracts

Sara Partington considers cases on unfair contract terms, the duty of care owed by those providing advice on websites, lack of clarity in email contracts, and an injunction served on Twitter