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A balancing act between landowner and squatter

The latest squatting scandal has seen a ?group of around ?30 people, including children, who call themselves 'Diggers', being evicted from Runnymede eco-village in Surrey.

Passage to Italian real estate

Most experts believe that now is the ?time for real estate investors to either enter or return to the Italian market.  

Solicitor has mint idea

A British lawyer will close his Spanish law practice to expand sales of his 'heat tolerant sweets', the Spanish -climate's equivalent of Mint Imperials.

Dyson threatened with legal action over allegations of cheating

British entrepreneur claims German powerhouse manipulated energy-efficiency tests

MP 'sets hare running' with VW corporate manslaughter charge claim

Prosecuting car manufacturer would be an 'insurmountable' task, says Kinglsey Napley partner

Safe harbour decision rocks US tech giants

Matthew Rogers considers the impact of policy activist Max Schrems's data protection challenge against Facebook

Can an adjudicator consider pre-contract negotiations?

Chris Holwell considers the exclusionary rule on the interpretation of contracts and whether there are any circumstances in which an adjudicator can go around it

The lawyer's role in negotiating heads of terms

Overlooking key requirements can swiftly derail a transaction, so clients must be made aware of the need for a seasoned legal adviser, explains Jonathan Silverman