Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7481

Dominic Regan welcomes the government’s u-turn on referral fees

Charles Brasted explains how public inquiries have become the universal panacea for controversy

Spencer Keen explores Autoclenz & the unique status of employment contracts

English courts have clarified the habitual residence rule for divorce petitions, observes Holly Sautelle-Smith

How are the interests of insolvent tenants balanced with those of their landlords, asks Christopher Warenius

Peter Vaines reports on the inevitable failure of HMRC’s revised litigation strategy

Eleanor Kelly charts the rise of opposition to directors’ remuneration

Ned Beale & Hannah Shribman welcome the Supreme Court’s move to exclude arbitration agreements from anti-discrimination legislation

R (on the application of Castle and others) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2011] EWHC 2317 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 34 (Sep)

Deborah Blaxell highlights the importance of making the correct e-disclosure technology choices