Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7547

Henry v NGN demonstrates a firmer line needs to be taken on costs budgeting, says Dominic Regan

The legal profession needs to wake up and smell the coffee, warns Andrew Parker

Has a recent High Court ruling created a new concept of accidental dismissal? Peter Taheri reports

Should vulnerable people who provide information on alleged abuse be entitled to public interest immunity? David Burrows investigates

Meghann McTague examines the impact of recent case law on the scope of vicarious liability in abuse claims

Nicholas Bevan continues his series on compensating RTA victims & finds our national law provision wanting

A recent High Court decision appears to sound another blow for landlords. Siobhan Jones reports

Liquidators can apply the hindsight principle when assessing whether a company is past the point of no return, reports Simon Duncan

Tom Bell debates the pros & cons of disapplying CPR 36.14

Wall v Mutuelle De Poitiers Assurances [2013] EWHC 53 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 208 (Jan)