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9 Dec 2008

All in the name of honour

The link between forced marriage and honour-based violence is very real and should be taken much more seriously by the authorities, says Cris McCurley

2 Dec 2008

Fixed costs: a minor issue

The CPR definition of a road traffic accident is so wide that access to justice, particularly in cases involving minors, is suffering, say Alison Neate and Julie Cooper

2 Dec 2008

Locked out of a solution?

How can local authorities best address the conflict between the established practice of entering into exclusivity agreements with contractors, and the new procurement rules requiring openness and transparency, asks Laura Clarke

9 Sept 2008

When all hope is gone

If a whole life sentence has no prospect of release then does this utimately amount to inhuman treatment of those receiving the sentence, asks David Rhodes

29 Jul 2008

Band of brothers

Laura Empson analyses what makes partnership a unique business organisation and considers how its special qualities can survive under the Legal Services Act

1 Jul 2008

Court ruling in oil spill case paves way for extended 'producer pays' principle

The ruling earlier this week that seaside towns affected by the Erika oil spill can claim compensation from the oil company that had chartered the tanker is the latest in a line of judgments placing increasing responsibility on producers as polluters.

1 Jul 2008

Part 36 offers following Carver

The ruling in Carver is a mandate to defendants to undersettle claims but there are ways around it, says John Coughlan

24 Jun 2008

Update: company and insolvency

Michael Twomey and Eamonn McNamara analyse the recent House of Lords' decision in McGrath v Riddell and how it will affect international insolvency rulings