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Workshop: Deadlines, royalties and libel risk

Authors don't have to accept publishing contracts tilted in favour of publishers, says Jonathan Silverman

Updating the constitution

Alan Cockerill reviews the new importance vested in a companys articles following the implementation of the Companies Act 2006

Abolish witness statements in commercial cases, Bar Council says

Despite high cost, many contain only 'spin and self-serving material'

Legislative clauses in the Public Service Pensions Bill: the Henry VIII legacy

Legislative clauses in the Public Service Pensions Bill are unconstitutional and could 'lead to human rights claims, argue Alex Fox and Jonathan Waters

Euopean briefing | European Commission act to clarify stance on cancelled and delayed flights

With claims for delayed flights on the rise, a clearer position is ?being sought but as Paul Stanley explains, it looks set to benefit airlines over consumers

Update | Contract: Jackson v Dear, what is a consumer

Mark Lucas looks at Jackson v Dear and asks what is a consumer, while examining a recent lifing of the corporate veil and defective performances

Underhill J's tribunal changes set for the summer

Stronger strike out powers and new procedures for preliminary hearings

Civil conduct | Through the international corporate veil

Claims seeking to pierce the corporate veil bring up further unpredictabilily when involving foreign companies, says James Maton