Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7580

 Charles Pigott explains how, in certain circumstances, costs awards are undeniably on the up

David Burrows reviews the bases for appeal in care proceedings

Resident parking: milking cash cows or lawful charging? Nicholas Dobson reports

Michael Tringham follows families at war over intestacy claims

Are parents being left out in Inheritance Act claims, asks Sarah Playforth

Jag-Preet Kaur, Henrietta Mason & Luca Del Panta provide a wills & probate update

Bernard Pressman considers the Supreme Court’s take on retrospective orders in relation to service

• Workplace blow
• It's the court fee that counts
• New PI guidelines
• Court counters closed for breakfast & tea

 Peter Causton casts an eye over recent plans to modernise the Chancery Division

Benkharbouche v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan and Janah v Libya UKEAT/0401/12/GE; 0020/13/GE