Public Law

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The politics of HIPs

HIPs may be green but are they also Brown? Nigel Ewert Evans explains the importance of the new prime minister to the future of HIPs

Holy grail or a hornets' nest?

Charities have much to gain from securing public service delivery contracts but there are also many reasons why they should exercise caution, argues Robert Porter

Civil litigation brief

Gordon Exall considers the law relating to unless” orders in civil proceedings

Ordeal by water and fire

Rylands v Fletcher, which extended the law of nuisance, remains very much alive in cases of fire on premises, says Stephen Bickford-Smith

Renewing insurance

In anticipation of solicitors' professional indemnity insurance later this year, Michael J Wilson reviews the main issues

Unjust enrichment: strict liability for trust property

Recent cases in the English and Commonwealth courts herald a radical change to the conditions for liability and for unjust enrichment, says Henry Webb

Tightening up the green belt

Green belts and brown fields: the horns of the development dilemma? Martin Edwards and Christiaan Zwart report

Delivery options

Environmental issues may have reached critical mass in the UK's psyche but will the planning process be a greater hurdle to clear, asks Martin Edwards