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In a ground-breaking decision that prioritised the rights of the living over those of the dead, the Court of Appeal has opened the way for genetic testing of DNA extracted...
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The planning system is very far from straightforward and sensible landowners seek legal advice before tackling it. The point was underlined by one case in which a farmer ended up...
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When disputes arise over the meaning of a contract, it is usual for the court to look first at what the wording of the contract means and then at the...
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The finding that more than a third of users of the Internet in the UK have been ‘trolled’ or been the subject of harassment or ‘cyber-bullying’, sometimes with severe effects...
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References to ‘seniority’ or ‘length of service’ can all too easily be read as impermissible references to an employee’s age, a point which was made by one case in which...
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It is hardly surprising that directors of companies that face insolvency often wish to recoup their investments before the balloon goes up. However, as one High Court case concerning a...
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