Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7587

New beginnings—or old history? Diane Parker examines the recent reforms to civil proceedings

Cross-border commuters struggle to illuminate the law. Charles Pigott reports

Confidentiality, privacy & disclosure: David Burrows revisits Tchenguiz in the first of two articles

The Supreme Court’s ruling that a school’s duty of care to a pupil is non-delegable is a significant development in tort, says Catherine Leech

John de Waal QC reports on an unsettling decision on the validity of contractual notices

There is a growing trend for courts to make awards of exemplary damages in civil claims where fraud is proven, as Anthony Johnson reports

BAT Industries PLC v Windward Prospects Ltd [2013] EWHC 3612 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 265 (Nov)

Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1537, [2013] All ER (D) 314 (Nov)

Cavendish Square Holdings BV and another company v Makdessi [2013] EWCA Civ 1539, [2013] All ER (D) 290 (Nov)

Constantinides v Constantinides [2013] EWHC 3688 (Fam), [2013] All ER (D) 336 (Nov)