Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7352

Court of Appeal, Civil Division, Arden, Thomas, Moore-Bick LJJ and
Master Hurst, 19 December 2008 ;

O’Brien v Department for Constitutional Affairs, [2008] EWCA Civ 1448, [2008] All ER (D) 224 (Dec)

Tombstone Ltd v Raja [2008] EWCA Civ 1444, [2008] All ER (D) 180 (Dec)

The “informational privacy” debate will run and run says Timothy Pitt–Payne

Mark Leonard on how landlords should deal with struggling tenants

Construction

Roger Smith assesses civil justice reform at home and abroad
 

Seamus Burns discusses the grey areas of law and ethics surrounding donor consent

C v W [2008] EWCA Civ 1459, [2008] All ER (D) 239 (Dec)

Cain v Francis, McKay v Hamlani [2008] EWCA Civ 1451, [2008] All ER (D) 201 (Dec)