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Communication breakdown

Mark Dubbery explains how Re Murray offers valuable guidance on the interpretation of clerical errors in drafting

Multiple factors

There is no simple formula for law firms to successfully motivate staff, says David Coldrick

Lucy Brennan considers how parents and grandparents can pay for tuition fees tax efficiently

Lord Neuberger sets limits on article 8 defence to possession proceedings

Courts should identify 'minority of cases' early

CPS must review advocacy strategy, inspector says

The Crown Prosecution Service must review its advocacy strategy, the CPS Inspectorate said in a report published last week.

Male friend can be third parent to lesbian couple's child

Judges considering applications for parenting arrangements between same-sex couples and third-party sperm donors should place the child's interest first and look at each case on its own merits, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Further LASPO defeats over phone gateway and Jackson

Peers want industrial disease cases to be exempted from recoverability ban

Environment update

The Court of Appeal's tough stance on nuisance places a burden on those considering buying a new home and the conveyancers advising them, says Adrienne Copithorne