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A recent House of Lords decision has clarified the approach to be taken when assessing the compensation due to a commercial agent on termination of their agreement

Author calls on lawyers to be alert to the implications of the choice of language in expert reports, and reports on recommended best practice from Canada in writing reports

A host of legal issues concern the remote, or online, gaming industry, and much has happened within the past year at home and abroad

Using their experience of Diploma students working on virtual transactions, the authors identify different styles of working and assess their strengths and weaknesses

Having a sound strategy is key to effective management of risk, and no less so when addressing the vulnerability of law firms to the risk of fraud

Latest civil cases, including assigned diets; remit to the sheriff court; caution; amendment; recall of decree of divorce; expenses; proof of insolvency

The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive seeks to outlaw copycat packaging among other practices, but the draft UK regulations would have few teeth

A roundup of the most important decisions on agricultural law from those issued in recent months

Enforcement in the USA of orders relating to children has become simpler under a scheme enacted in 1996, but care must still be taken over its adoption by each state

Recent cases involving top footballers highlight the growing use of arbitration in resolving disputes with (or between) sporting bodies

Repots relating to John Atuahene; Michael Alan Grant McNiven; Marie Angelo Land; Paul Francis Belton, Shahid Sattar Pervez and Celine Bell

The House of Lords website, and others relating to the House

Review of Law, Practice and Conduct for Solicitors (Paterson and Ritchie)

Preview of this year's In-house Lawyers Group Annual General Meeting and Symposium

Profile of In-house Lawyers Group committee member

Two recent English cases highlight the significance of the contaminated land regime, and the need for the greatest care over the history of land in any transaction

Ruling on when insolvency proceedings begin leaves successor employer liable

President's message: the Society's work on alternative business structures reaches a crucial stage with the conference next month on options for the future

The Independent Asylum Commission would like to hear of the working experiences of Scottish lawyers to inform its proposals for a better UK asylum system

The focus is on the Society's work since the OFT's decision that the Scottish Executive and legal profession should devise new rules to open up the legal services market

A family law practitioner takes a different position to the views expressed in the July article on the best way to resolve disputes over child care

Advice for parents thinking of investing in property to accommodate their student children, on how to avoid family strife and ensure a good return

Career breaks and their benefits to employees, and employers; and one lawyer's account of spending some years away from practice

The main points of this year's Budget (part 2 of 2): taxes on businesses, SDLT and other land measures; and the new regimes for filing dates and penalties