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Outsourcing TUPE

The first rulings by the employment courts on the outsourcing aspects of the new TUPE regulations have reintroduced the uncertainty the revised rules intended to avoid, says Helena Davies

An explosive decision

Small shops that fail to comply with health and safety regulations concerning the storage of fireworks must prepare themselves for a 'hefty' fine, says Jonathan Austin-Jones

Update: trusts, wills and probate

Catherine Sanders and Catherine McAleavey review the latest cases

Joined-up sentencing

The rush to set up the proposed Sentencing Commission risks sweeping away all the good work done by the Sentencing Guidelines Council and Sentencing Advisory Panel, says Paul Tain

Lessons in protocol

The Rent Pre-Action protocol may have limited scope but its application contains valuable lessons for all lawyers involved in possession proceedings, says Robert Jordan

Back to basics on confiscation

Recent House of Lords' decisions have reminded prosecutors to focus on factual evidence rather than statutory assumptions, says David Winch

Kent: clouds gather over the 'Garden of England'

Kent has traditionally been regarded as more recession-proof than other parts of Britain, so if lawyers in the 'Garden of England' catch cold, colleagues in other regions should prepare for a long time in casualty, says Jean-Yves Gilg

Life in crime

David Rhodes discusses the fallibility of ear-print evidence as shown in R v Kemper