Archive

3 Nov 2006

Update: intellectual property

Patents and software: Macrossan Patents and jurisdictionPatent office opinions and mediation service'Free-riding' infringes trade marksRepresentative actions consultationDatabase rightsEU consultation on litigation costs coverIndications of originby Susan Singleton

3 Nov 2006

Public funding

Will the new means tests see a two-tier legal system created? And will poorer clients suffer? Lisa Mountford and Martin Hannibal report

3 Nov 2006

Showing grievance

Rules and procedures in employment tribunals have become hugely baffling. Kerry Underwood and Elish McKee navigate the confusion

3 Nov 2006

Home?

Was the indignation at the introduction of empty dwelling management orders warranted? Lisa Bevan reports

3 Nov 2006

Race claims

Binder Bansel and Felicia Epstein look at discrimination claims and employers' confidentiality

3 Nov 2006

SJ Interview: Delia Venables

The pioneering IT consultant explains the concept of a virtual law firm, and how to run one

27 Oct 2006

Registering leases

Determining when and which leases must be registered under the Land Registration Act 2002 need not be complicated. Karen Baldwin provides a practical perspective

27 Oct 2006

Update: dismissal law

Martin Edwards discusses reason for dismissal, lapsed warnings, dismissal on racial grounds, dismissal and disability, statutory dismissal procedure, 'no difference' principle and compensation.