Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7358

Commercial

R (on the application of Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions, Society for the Protection of Unborn Children intervening [2009] EWCA Civ 92, [2009] All ER (D) 197 (Feb)
 
 
 
Court of Appeal, Civil Division, Lord Judge CJ, Ward and Lloyd LJJ, 19 February 2009

Palm Developments Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2009] EWHC 220 (Admin), [2009] EWHC 220 (Admin)

Queen’s Bench Division, Administrative Court, Cranston J, 13 February 2009

How have 10 years of the Civil Procedure Rules affected litigants in person? Peter Thompson QC reports

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Guernsey Company Law is no longer tacit on takeovers. Roger Le Tissier reports

Legislation news update

Peter Hayden outlines a beneficial decision for investors in hedge funds wishing to bring multiple derivative actions

Legislation news update

Consultation and inclusiveness are key to the future success of civil legal aid, says Carolyn Regan