Legal updates – Page 31
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FeatureCivil procedure: relief from sanctions
An overview and guidance for solicitors currently dealing with the changes post-Mitchell.
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FeatureLocal government: liberty and disability
Living arrangements for those with mental incapacity.
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FeatureSentencing and professional conduct
A run through LASPO changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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FeaturePrenuptial agreements and Radmacher
Family solicitors consider the potential implications of the Law Commission report, Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreement.
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FeatureCargo delivered late – assessing damages
A recent ruling in a late delivery of oil case puts the spotlight on the assessment of damages in international sale contract disputes.
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FeatureRights of audience and planning
Executive member representations did not ‘pollute’ contentious decision.
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FeatureCivil procedure: CPR 6.9
A recent case offers a reminder of the need to carefully consider the rules on service of the claim form.
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FeatureVicarious liability – the two-stage test
When is an employer responsible for the actions of its employees?
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FeatureCounting the cost post-separation
Problems can arise when taking into account bonuses earned after a couple have separated.
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FeatureThe Defamation Act 2013
It is not a consolidating ‘one-stop’ act for the core principles of defamation and cannot be considered in isolation.
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FeatureLocal government: abuse of power
A council that evicted a solicitors’ firm from authority-owned offices did so as a ‘punishment’.
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FeatureProbate: rectification and interpretation
An in-depth look at the recent important wills mix-up judgment.
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FeatureImmigration: Malta Individual Investor Programme
What next for the country’s controversial law that would allow people to live there for a fee?
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FeatureCivil procedure – out of excuses
The message is clear: court orders, rules and practice directions must be strictly complied with.
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FeatureBuyers – and sellers – beware
An appeal arising from the 2009 downturn brings into focus a non-reliance clause and claims against sellers for oral misrepresentation.
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FeatureUse of disclosed documents
This update looks at how a recent case raised the question whether courts should give permission for the use of disclosed documents in subsequent third-party proceedings.
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FeatureCriminal law: roundup
The latest on wasted costs orders, asylum and identification procedures.