Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7433

Peter Ward discusses the unseen dangers of hidden asbestos fibres

British Aggregates Association and others v European Commission T-359/04, [2010] All ER (D) 46 (Sep)

Belfairs Management Ltd v Sutherland and another [2010] EWHC (Ch) 2276, [2010] All ER (D) 59 (Sep)

Stoß and others v Wetteraukreis and others C-316/07, C-358/07 to C-360/07, C-409/07 and C-410/07, [2010] All ER (D) 42 (Sep)

Carmen Media Group Ltd v Land Schleswig-Holstein and another C-46/08, [2010] All ER (D) 44 (Sep)

Michael Zander QC reports on how well the UK responds to human rights’ judgments

The effective taking of guarantees is a critical stage in the provision of finance by banks and similar institutions.

Sam Burnett considers the territorial reach of UK dismissal & discrimination protection

In Ladd v Marshall [1954] 1 WLR 1489, [1954] 3 All ER 745 the dispute revolved around the potential sale of a bungalow, which Mr Ladd wished to buy from Mr Marshall.

The judiciary is increasingly taking a pragmatic approach to case management and using its discretion—enshrined in the Civil Procedure Rules—to the widest degree, with radical consequences.