Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7595

Law firms must shape up

Local courts aren't following lead of senior courts when applying new cost budgeting rules

Theo Huckle QC & Cathrine Grubb examine pre-action disclosure & the application of CPR 31.16

Philip Thornton discusses the new wording and uncertainties of TUPE

Peter Vaines reports on a double dose of residency tests, the tax consequences of void transactions, penalties & costs

James Driscoll summarises the key developments in the law relating to residential long leases in the past year

Newland Shipping & Forwarding Ltd v Toba Trading FZC [2014] EWHC 210 (Comm)

Cramaso LLP v Ogilvie-Grant and others [2014] UKSC 9, [2014] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)

Blomqvist v Rolex SA and another company C-98/13 [2014] All ER (D) 101 (Feb)

Khan v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] All ER (D) 94 (Feb), [2014] EWCA Civ 88