The current legislation relating to the registration of town or village greens (the Commons Act 2006) has given rise to a number of decisions by the courts which have been bad news for developers and landowners and encouraged the registering lobby.

The cancellation of the England v Holland match last Wednesday because of concerns over player and spectator safety following the wave of rioting and looting that took place across London and other parts of the UK, brings once again into focus the of importance of sports governing bodies and event organisers having contingency insurance in place.

This case looked at the knotty issue of whether a discriminatory decision based on cost can be justified.

Retail landlords and tenants have been amongst the worst affected by the recent civil disorder. For some tenants it may be the end of their business but for most it is now a matter of minimising the disruption to their operations.

European law regarding the sulphur content of marine fuels is to be brought into line with the stricter limits set down by the International Maritime Organisation.

Three people have been arrested by police recently as part of the investigation into the alleged naming of Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans’ rape victim on Twitter.

The construction industry is currently bearing the brunt of tough economic conditions. PwC’s recent analysis of 2010’s insolvency figures reports that 15,894 companies went insolvent in 2010, a fall from 19,512 in 2009, suggesting a return to 2008 levels.

Where landowners work together to promote their land for development, they usually want to equalise any profits.

When faced with an imminent adjudication we tend to pick up the contract terms and often wish we had put more thought into clauses which are pivotal in the adjudication process.

This is an unusual case arising out of the tragic death of Baby P in 2007.

The draft NPPF mainly consolidates and reiterates the existing planning policy without introducing much that is new.

The cloud changes everything. That's the consensus view.

The Open Source software movement has always suffered an image problem because people brought up to respect copyright and trademarks struggle to understand the concept of how intellectual property can be free.

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Mr Hawes and Mr Curtis were the two key holders to the company's store in Liverpool Street station.

Mr Seldon was a partner at a law firm. When he was required to retire at 65, in line with the firm's policy, he brought a claim for age discrimination.

Detractors have argued that the concept of a government cloud (g-cloud) is so complex and fraught with privacy issues that it will never get off the ground, but supporters argue that in a time of austerity, reuse of software and systems is essential.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last month reduced the ban imposed on American tennis player Robert Kendrick from one year to eight months following an appeal by the player.

If you have read the book ‘A few kind words and a loaded gun’ by former bank robber Noel ‘Razor’ Smith, you will understand how far the world has come from the days of blaggers charging into a bank branch with a shotgun and making off with a stack of cash.

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