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30 Jun 2009

Left hanging

The long-awaited House of Lords decision on the statutory holiday entitlement of employees on long-term sick leave has left several issues unresolved, says David Green

23 Jun 2009

Update: residential property

Janet Armstrong-Fox discusses recent cases on acceptance of a surrender of a lease, signing contracts on behalf of a client and serving a notice to recover the cost of works through a service charge

16 Jun 2009

Stick or twist?

Falls in the value of development land have created challenges for solicitors advising landowners. Alison Bailey advises on the best strategy to play

16 Jun 2009

Keeping up with the Joneses

Commercial property solicitors are facing a number of challenges in the current climate, and they should keep pace with developments to ensure they provide the best service for their clients, say Eugene McMahon and Jeremy Whiteson

16 Jun 2009

Update: commercial

Sara Partington discusses the government's change of mind over bailiffs' enforcement powers, unfair bank charges, the duty of care of directors, the ongoing saga of 'service by Facebook', and the payment of sums due under an agreement, together with agreed contractual interest rates

16 Jun 2009

Balancing act

When making an application for third party disclosure, practitioners must put together a convincing case that the order sought is not a fishing expedition and does not affect third party rights, says Masood Ahmed

9 Jun 2009

Your bench needs you

All over the place there are notices up in robing rooms that ask us: have you ever thought of a judicial career? They are a bit like those “Your Country Needs You” posters, but without the moustache. For much of our careers the answer to the question, like so many questions posed on posters and advertisements, has been a pretty clear: “No, actually.” Being a judge seems so far away from what we do – being unnaturally quiet, not getting worked up about the outcome of the hearing, fooling about with your mates in the robing room and so on – that it appears to be an alien job, existing in a parallel universe to the court rooms that we inhabit.

9 Jun 2009

Update: crime

Ian Harris and Christopher Gutteridge review recent decisions on whether the prosecution can rely on hearsay evidence to remand a defendant in custody, claims for the return of property, and costs orders in criminal cases