English and Welsh courts have jurisdiction to make contact orders between children living outside the EU and their parents, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Meyric Lewis and Cain Ormondroyd discuss the implementation of the civil sanctions regime and cases on the designation of an SSSI, the impact of the Habitats Directive on planning applications, rules for disclosure of environmental information and the applicability of the Aarhus Convention
The House of Lords delivered ground-breaking judgments in 2009, the question now is how housing lawyers will live with them, and whether the new Supreme Court will take a different approach to human rights defences, says Giles Peaker
The new Financial Services Division of the Cayman Islands Grand Court will bring additional judicial resources and dedicated case management to enhance the court's already strong reputation in the international commercial arena, says Hector Robinson
In the absence of a statutory framework, equitable doctrines are increasingly finding favour with courts adjudicating over cohabitation disputes, says Tom Farley-Hills
Employers that ensure they implement the correct health and safety procedures are unlikely to be found liable for workplace accidents, says Dan McCauley
