Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7847

Advice droughts are as damaging & deserve as much attention as advice deserts, says Jon Robins

Ian Smith applauds some recent performances by the Court of Appeal but pans the non-statutory antics of some members of the supporting cast

A creeping legislative tide which threatens to submerge journalistic freedoms is something we should all be wary of, says Romana Canneti

The death of Emiliano Sala mid-transfer left a tangled web of contractual issues, writes Michael L Nash

The recent decision in Cathay may signal an increasingly strict approach by the courts to witness evidence, as Abigail Rushton & Simon Heatley report

In a special two-part NLJ series, Richard Samuel considers the history & likely future of the court’s rulings on shareholder action & reflective loss

It’s all to play for as Richard Marshall & Oliver Cooke run through an (almost) A to Z of sports law