Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7335

Wills and probate

Peter Vaines turns the spotlight on trading losses, unlawful dividends… and deep gains

The costs team at Kings Chambers explains the principles underlying protective costs orders

Does ACTA represent the death knell for piracy or an attack on civil liberties? asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

Some firms face falling into the bin of the “assigned risks pool”

Part 2: Jeremy Nixon reviews the law in relation to mitigation of loss

What happens when rights of way go wrong? James Naylor reports

Brent McDonald discusses recent cases involving negligence and statutory duty

Solicitors Regulation Authority promises to reform after report backlash

Should the Crown's powers be limited to prerogative and statute? Laura West and Jonathan Manning report