Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7516

The courts take a dim view of money being wasted in disputes between neighbours, observes Christopher Warenius

Michael L Nash celebrates the Jubilee with a look at the state of the monarchy

Michael Tringham provides a round-up of recent adoption & intestacy cases

The clock is ticking on the debate over court attendance, says DJ John Doel

Lukaszewski v District Court in Torun, Poland and other appeals; R (on the application of Halligen) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 20, [2012] All ER (D) 178 (May)

Sulamérica Cia Nacional de Seguros S.A. and others v Enesa Engenharia S.A. and others [2012] EWCA Civ 638, [2012] All ER (D) 145 (May)

Make it clear to your client what you won’t do for them, advises Steven O’Sullivan

MK Airlines Property Ltd (in administration) v Katz and another [2012] All ER (D) 142 (May)

Westbrook Dolphin Square Ltd v Friends Life Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 666, [2012] All ER (D) 156 (May)

JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2012] EWCA Civ 639, [2012] All ER (D)
144 (May)