Features

In the light of a recent decision highlighting the difficulties of costs charging, David Cooper stresses the need for vigilance

Chris Williams discusses a court’s approach to a 1975 Act claim

Discharging estate liability can be a complex and challenging task. In the light of a recent decision, Jennifer Haywood outlines a court’s approach to ascertaining liabilities

Chris Pawlowska considers recent cases raising issues of vicarious liability & asks whether the courts are any closer to providing clarity on this area of law

The Internal Market Bill—how will it end? Michael Zander considers whether the Lords will allow the Bill to go through

R v Broughton: a strong prosecution case on the face of the evidence, but a quashed conviction. Alec Samuels reviews the case

Twenty years on from the introduction of pension sharing on divorce, the issue remains a hugely complex area that can spark highly emotive battles with no guarantee of equality. Yet there are signs that practitioners and the courts are starting to change their approach to the division of pensions to ensure a fairer outcome. Grania Langdon-Down reports

Nicholas Dobson searches for relief from COVID-19 by revisiting the Great Plague

"For insight, the inside story from the participating QC or judge represents the most vivid & compelling account of what really happened"

Got a good reason or not? David Cooper advises not to overlook the indemnity principle