By embracing new technology, firms will find it easier to meet their compliance burden and avoid the ever-increasing penalties for breaches of data protection, say Lawrence Milner and Don Hughes
Firms in the Thames Valley have learnt valuable lessons from the recession, but only those that are willing to adjust their working practices and focus on client relations will survive the new challenges of Tesconomics. Jean-Yves Gilg reports
Helen Bryant discusses the UK's opt out of the EU's regulation on succession and wills, proprietary estoppel, the position of executors when a will is being challenged, and inheritance tax
Time-barred claimants who brought proceedings against the wrong defendant by mistake may be allowed to pursue their cases, but the circumstances need further clarification, says Paul Stanley NO
Sue Ashtiany reviews cases on age discrimination and default retirement age, upper age limit for applicants, evidential issues, and religious or belief discrimination
Employers that ensure they adhere to health and safety regulations will not only protect their employees but will also improve their productivity and keep insurance premiums down, says Jeremy Brooke
The new year has started with unusual vivacity: three of the most exceptional powers in our legal system are under scrutiny at the same time. The first English criminal trial began at the Royal Courts of Justice – an unusual venue for criminal lawyers, who generally only enter those marble halls when a case has gone pear shaped (like so many of us after Christmas) and they need a Court of Appeal massage and detox service.
Claimant libel lawyers have reacted angrily to justice secretary Jack Straw's demand for a cut in the maximum uplift charged on success fees from 100 per cent of base costs to ten per cent.
