Archive

4 Nov 2008

Virtual worlds, real consequences

Social networking sites have lured users into a false sense of confidentiality, but personal details held on these sites can be accessed and used by employers against employees – how far can this go, asks Sarah Crowther

4 Nov 2008

No silent agreements

In leasehold enfranchisement, obtaining a decision from the LVT on purchase price does not amount to agreement of the terms by tenants, explains Lucy Barber

4 Nov 2008

All things being equal

In promoting equality and diversity, the SRA needs to rethink its targets for investigation and how it identifies risk, say Yamini Paramesan and Michelle Garlick

4 Nov 2008

Reaching 50 not out

Three different ways of celebrating his firm reaching 50 years of existence includes Italian cookery lessons, a day at the races and solving a murder, says Russell Conway

28 Oct 2008

Update: family law

Liz Dronfield reviews the latest children law cases relating to disclosure of information, local authority decisions not to issue care proceedings, contempt of court and placement orders

28 Oct 2008

Civil litigation brief

The changes introduced by the new Civil Procedure Rules relating to correct address for service have raised problems and uncertainties, says Gordon Exall

28 Oct 2008

It's a long, unclear story

The House of Lords has referred O'Byrne to the Court of Justice for a second time, but are we expecting too much by insisting on absolute clarity from the ECJ, asks David Scannell

28 Oct 2008

Testaments sans frontières

Where preparation of a will raises cross-border issues, practitioners must dig deep to determine and correctly deal with all the jurisdictional factors, says Richard Frimston