Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7608

The issues of duty of care & causation have been under consideration again, notes Karen O’Sullivan

Is the NPFF undermining confidence in the planning system, asks Perran Moon

Alec Samuels provides some points of reference for trouble-free conveyancing

Failure to follow the rules has never been more risky for conveyancing firms, says Jonathan Smithers

Penny Bygrave & Michael Twomey examine instances of potential liability

Hallam Estates Ltd and another v Baker [2014] EWCA Civ 661, [2014] All ER (D) 163 (May)

Re R (a child) (care proceedings: welfare analysis of changed circumstances) [2014] EWCA Civ 597, [2014] All ER (D) 87 (May)

Re B (a child) (care proceedings: appellate judge’s power to remake decision) [2014] EWCA Civ 565, [2014] All ER (D) 88 (May)

Otkritie International Investment Management Ltd and others v Urumov [2014] EWHC 1323 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 80 (May)