Courts, Tribunals & Judiciary

Articles

3 Nov 2015

Competing interests in 'commercial property

Denize Akbulut, Katherine Ochynski, and Hannah Rickard consider a case on pre-pack administrations, an ownership dispute, and the consultation on energy efficient taxes

3 Nov 2015

Family practice after 'Sharland and Gohil

Deborah Levy considers the implications of the recent Supreme Court rulings for future divorce cases involving fraudulent non-disclosure

3 Nov 2015

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.

27 Oct 2015

Joint enterprise is a 'lazy prosecutor's dream'

A review of the doctrine is long overdue, says solicitor advocate

27 Oct 2015

Criminal courts charge piles woe on defendants stuck in 'medieval' justice system

Ministry of Justice needs to look elsewhere to find funding for the courts, committee told

27 Oct 2015

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

27 Oct 2015

The zeal of the RSPCA

One particular case shows the RSPCA could win a prosecution without evidence or proving malice, says David Kirwan

23 Oct 2015

Back to the Future justice

As the world celebrated 'Back to the Future Day' this week, much was written about what the hit 80s film got right and got wrong when it predicted what life would be like in 2015.