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Editor's blog | Forget the ABS revolution and focus on consumer service

The challenge isn't so much your corporate structure but your attitude to clients

Behind bars | Let them have biscuits

Whether it's the royal wedding or the Olympics, large public events should be no blank cheque to locking people up in the name of preventing trouble, says Jeannie Mackie

Parents' consent could make all children confinement lawful

The latest rulings on ?the confinement of children suggest that even the most draconian decisions will be lawful ?if made with the ?parents' consent, ?says David Hewitt

Update | Environment: EIA and early public consultation

Public consultation early in the planning process for developments that are likely to have a substantial environmental impact is critical, reports Adrienne Copithorne

Update | Landlord and tenant

Following up on her 'previous update on the subject, Tessa Shepperson uncovers a latent pitfall for landlords who fail to comply with the new tenancy 'deposit rules

Workshop: Private client: fair arrangements for vulnerable dependents

Vicky Day examines options available to clients 'who wish to plan for the financial protection of 'their vulnerable adult dependents

Litigation insurance coming of age

he ruling in Nokia Corporation v IPCom Gmbh & Co KG [2012] EWCA Civ 567 in May was notable as one of few recent cases where the UK courts have found a telecoms patent to be both valid and infringed. For litigators, it is interesting for another, less well-known reason: IPCom had taken out after-the-event (ATE) legal expenses insurance to cover its costs risk. This is one of the first examples of a reported case where such a policy has been used in the context of a highly complex piece of patent litigation.

Assessing 'final determination' in unpaid service charge claims

Contrary to previously accepted views, a default judgment in a claim for unpaid service charges ?could be sufficient for ?a landlord to commence proceedings for forfeiture ?of residential premises, ?say Andrew Sheftel and Cecily Crampin