Solicitors should be more forthcoming when faced with a 'Larke v Nugus' letter challenging a will and play their part in the greater drive to avoid litigation, says Mike Parker
Demonstrating is a lawful activity, but if the police are allowed to take and retain photographs, are those involved not being treated as criminals, asks Paul Harris
Paul Stanley considers whether the compulsory retirement age ruling is compatible with UK regulations, the binding force of unpublished rules and the right to indemnity under the Commercial Agents Directive
The legislation on age discrimination sits uncomfortably alongside today's economic troubles, while the legitimacy of forced retirement remains a vexed question for employers and employees alike, says Schona Jolly
A more restrictive definition of 'hunting' has helped to clarify some of the more ambiguous provisions of the Hunting Act but cases yet to be decided will bring further changes, say Kris Lines and Pippa Wilding
Ian Harris and Christopher Gutteridge discuss the latest cases, including the problems with accepting cautions too readily, relying on hearsay evidence, the tougher approach to sentencing burglars, and the new dangerousness provisions
Landlords and tenants feeling the pressure in the economic downturn are more likely to appeal against rent review arbitration awards but the courts have set high hurdles to such challenges, warns Stephen Bickford-Smith
