Procedures

Articles

19 May 2009

Out in the open?

DJ Julie Exton considers how the opening of the family courts to the media is likely to work in practice and wonders whether this will achieve the government's aim to create greater transparency

12 May 2009

Battle ready?

Andrew Young and Katherine Deal consider the possible effects of the recession on personal injury claims and litigation from both a claimant and a defendant perspective

12 May 2009

Bail v gaol

Practitioners should make full use of the new provisions relating to the sentencing credit available to “tagged” persons, which will save public money and could be offset against time spent in custody, say Colin Wells and Priya Malhotra

12 May 2009

Update: personal tax and trusts

David Bird considers written agreements, the main provisions of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill, the new tax tribunal system, interest rates and the highlights of the Budget

5 May 2009

Following procedure

Paul Stanley reviews a recent decision on limitation periods and the duty to mitigate damages, plus cases on the public policy exception and children in care

28 Apr 2009

The lady doth protest

Jeannie Mackie thinks the police should be more talk and less action

21 Apr 2009

Advancing ADR

Mediation is still under-used but it has real value in resolving personal injury cases at an early stage, says Tony Allen

21 Apr 2009

More than a nuisance: personal injury under Rylands

Although not authoritatively decided, damages for personal injury should be recoverable under the Rylands rule, provided the injury arises consequentially upon interference with land, says Mark Pawlowski