Effective policing, not repressive legislation, has saved the country in the past, says Geoffrey Bindman
Jonathan Wragg wonders if Londoners will be tempted to establish (and pay for) their own parish councils
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A cross undertaking in damages can prove costly, says Jonathan Pratt
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The government needs to practise what it preaches on torture, says Geoffrey Bindman
Private client department announces partner hire
Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office
Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ