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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7349

11 December 2008
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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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