All Feature articles – Page 145
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FeatureTransforming summary justice
Will the latest initiative to make magistrates’ courts more efficient actually work?
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FeatureFixing the boundary
Merely giving an employee an opportunity to commit a wrong is not sufficient to impose vicarious liability.
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FeatureCommercial property: construction of conditional contracts
A recent judgment over the purchase of a Berkshire shopping centre adds some clarity to interpretation of conditional contracts.
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FeatureContract law – a question of faith
Introducing implied terms of honesty and integrity into commercial contracts will do little to enhance the reputation of English law.
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FeatureIn-house: on your mettle
Too many business people believe legal departments are superfluous. The Law Society’s in-house conference heard how GCs can best prove them wrong.
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FeatureCivil service ‘government’ and executive pay
Who is in charge if it takes more than a few days to form a government? And what are Labour’s policies to tackle executive pay?
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FeatureData page – May 2015
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureMyanmar: pushing the boundary
The Burmese economy is emerging from international isolation – but for foreign investors and their advisers much hinges on a general election later this year.
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FeatureHow to: deal with problem partners
The partnership model makes parting company a complex affair. But this is often the outcome when serious difficulties arise.
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FeatureRTA liability and EU directives
Seriously injured man brings action against insurer but cannabis was found in car involved in accident.
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FeatureElection: property and infrastructure pledges
With the general election fast approaching, we look at the main parties’ policies on the right to buy and large infrastructure projects.
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FeatureNo ‘magic bullet’ in consultation
If a public authority embarks on a consultation it must do so properly.
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FeatureFamily law: culture clash
As we reach the first anniversary of a ‘cultural revolution’ in family law, the complexities of people’s lives mean the reform process has a long way to go.
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FeatureLitigation: crowdfunding
Could crowdfunding become a viable means of financing commercial litigation?
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FeatureMore work for media lawyers?
Media law policy wins few votes, but lawyers should take note of party manifesto pledges - especially those of the Lib Dems.
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FeatureUS charges and arrest of UK trader
The high-profile arrest of a UK futures trader throws a spotlight on the severe sentences available to the US justice department.
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FeatureOnline dispute resolution: answers?
The CJC proposal for HM Online Court – right technology, wrong architecture?
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FeatureImmigration: political football
What are the main political parties’ pledges on immigration if they are elected in May?
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FeatureHow to: set in-house KPIs
A look at how performance indicators can help demonstrate the value of in-house teams and boost their efficiency.