The trouble with human rights, it seems, is not so much that they exist but the way in which the Strasbourg court has been perceived to create a set of binding precedents for domestic courts regardless of their national legal context.
The voluntary third-party funding code is a step in the right direction, but will we need more formal regulation in the future? Gavin Foggo and Caroline Benham report
Julian Boswall and Laura Fuller review the Localism Act, another twist in the Cala Homes saga and a decision on environmental permitting and appropriate assessment
Austin Chessell offers practical tips on how to resolve Christmas holiday contact through mediation, and considers the first prenuptial agreement case after Radmacher
The government claims the National Planning Policy Framework will give neighbourhoods more decision-making power, but it is more likely to give the green light to crafty developers looking to push through questionable developments, says David Stephens
