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Agency drivers

Agency drivers

Can a commercial goods vehicle operator avoid being prosecuted for not having an operator licence because the driver is neither his employee nor agent? Anthony Ostrin and Lynne Townley report
Three's a crowd?

Three's a crowd?

M v M: Tony Roe reports on subpoenas on third parties in ancillary relief proceedings
Tales from practice: back to the future

Tales from practice: back to the future

The preparations went on all day, with carcasses of meat and dozens of fowl of different sizes and descriptions being prepared in the cellars of the Great Hall. Young children struggled past with huge platters laden down with swan, venison and mutton. It was not quite as splendid as the feast that took place a few days earlier in Dublin to mark the end of the Crimean War (involving three tons of potatoes, 250 hams, 200 geese and 250 joints of beef), but it was close.
Contaminated land

Contaminated land

A new circular on radioactive contamination is only one of many forthcoming changes affecting contaminated land of which solicitors should be aware, warns Kathy Mylrea
Reviving bailiffs' certification

Reviving bailiffs' certification

The draft Tribunals, Court & Enforcement Bill provides a practical opportunity to revive the little used complaint procedure against bailiffs' certification, says John Kruse
New asylum standards

New asylum standards

Jane Coker explains the new procedure for asylum seekers and refugees under the Qualifying Directive, the implementing regulations and changes to the Immigration Rules
Update: local government

Update: local government

Christopher Baker discusses bias and manifesto policies, contracts and fettering discretion, legitimate expectation, care homes and human rights and costs
Family case briefing

Family case briefing

Jane Craig discusses difficult cases, funding costs, and parental responsibility in the context of children's holidays