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SJ interview: Peter Hurst

It is 25 years since Peter Hurst was appointed a Taxing Master and he has been the Senior Costs Judge for 15 of those. He talks to Michael Bacon about development of cost litigation, the conditional fee regime and the 'postcode lottery'

Practice trends: human rights

There is more to human rights than high profile terrorism cases, and still more potential to be unlocked in human rights arguments despite the courts' increasing reticence. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

New strategies

Mark Riminton and Richard England explain how a new 'business' approach can unlock your firm's earning potential

Fraud Act 2006

New definitions of fraud have clarified matters for practitioners. Bruce Stuart explains

Polkey confusion

The EAT continues to muddy the unfair dismissal law waters, say Elliot Gold and Francis Davey

Update: human rights (December 2006)

Al Rawi and Wainwright consider the rights of prisoners' families. Ben Lask reports

Crashing out

The recent case of Casey v Cartwright provides guidance on the circumstances where defendants in low velocity impact claims can rely on their own expert evidence, says Elizabeth Jones, but there are still loopholes

Stephen Friday

The Chairman of the Black Solicitors Network talks about ploughing success back in the community – working with minorities is only one aspect