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Geoffrey Vos QC

The chairman of the Bar Council talks about encouraging new entrants into the profession

What's a house?

The Court of Appeal has determined what constitutes a 'house' for the purposes of exercising the right to buy a freehold under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. As Natasha Rees reports, this question may soon be considered by the House of Lords

Yorkshire

From the legal powerhouse of Leeds to the burgeoning Sheffield, Yorkshire is a land of opportunity for lawyers. Andrew Towler reports

Serves you right

Issues concerning service of the claim form have been addressed by the Court of Appeal on numerous occasions since the inception of the CPR. Clive Thomas tackles some of the common questions posed by practitioners

Update: education

ExclusionsSENDIST procedureSEN and disability discriminationAdjudicator's procedureIndependent schoolsHigher educationSchool attendanceRights of residence under EC lawCRB checksby Oliver Hyams

Recovering fees

Sara Partington and James Ward explain why professional firms need to take heed of Manches LLP v Freer

The Meadow effect

Professional negligence: what does Professor Roy Meadow's experience really mean? Katy Manley reports

Companies Act 2006 (2)

In the second of three articles, Robin Hollington QC, Tim Akkouh and Emily Gillett discuss how the 2006 Act improves shareholders' rights and deregulates the legislation that applies to private companies