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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7349

11 December 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
Law in 101 words

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

11 December 2008 / Roderick Ramage
Update from the courts Premium Content

Elizabeth Wale reports on high-risk sports and contributory negligence

11 December 2008 / Elizabeth Wale
Disputed treasure Premium Content

Ben Daniels & Betul Milliner on rare disputes concerning payment of debt by a third party

11 December 2008 / Betul Milliner / Ben Daniels
Company law

Four Private Investment Funds v Lomas [2008] EWHC 2869 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 237 (Nov)

11 December 2008
Bad behaviour Premium Content

Injunction or ASBO? A council’s dilemma, by Nicholas Dobson

11 December 2008 / Nicholas Dobson
House of Lords rule on “hope value” in house claims

Tenants protected against “hope value” in house claims and lease extension claims

11 December 2008
Court of Appeal slams lower court for failing to control small claim Premium Content

Amanda Wadey looks at how a £2,000 claim ended up costing £100,000

11 December 2008
Keeping it in the family Premium Content

Will the credit crunch tempt more litigants to adopt a McKenzie friend? ask Ann Northover & Nicola Fisher

 

11 December 2008 / Ann Northover / Nicola Fisher
Civil way FEATURED THIS WEEK Premium Content

Stephen Gold is a district judge

Activities—but how active?

11 December 2008
Mistaken protocol

Procedure

11 December 2008
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NLJ this week: Rent reforms unleash tribunal turmoil
A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting
NLJ this week: Jury cuts won’t cure court crisis
Plans to reduce jury trials risk missing the real problem in the criminal justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, David Wolchover of Ridgeway Chambers argues the crown court backlog is fuelled not by juries but weak cases slipping through a flawed ‘50%’ prosecution test
NLJ this week: Brain data could rewrite family justice
Emerging technologies may soon transform how courts determine truth in deeply personal disputes. In this week's NLJ, Madhavi Kabra of 1 Hare Court and Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers explore how neurotechnology could reshape family law
NLJ this week: Offensive speech still protected, court rules
A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law
NLJ this week: Arbitration appeals face hard stop
The courts have drawn a firm line under attempts to extend arbitration appeals. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed of the University of Leicester highlights that if the High Court refuses permission under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, that is the end
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