Analysis
On the straight or narrow
With Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules under review, Ed Vinales finds out if claimant and defendant commen-tators are heading in the same direction with their calls for change
Out of the courts
The 41st update to the Civil Procedure Rules comes into effect on 6 April. Alan Jacobs explains what this will mean in terms of pursuing alternative dispute resolution
Adjudicator's £1.3m decision still stands
David McLean Contractors v The Albany Building - (Queen's Bench Division - 10 November 2005)
Second claimant not owed duty
Mirant Asia Pacific Construction (Hong-Kong) and another v Ove Arup and Partners International and another - (Court of Appeal - 21 December 2005)
Law of the playground
Public sector
Commentary - Party does not have to demonstrate retainer
Mr Justice Simon has ruled in Nizami and Kamuluden v Butt (9 February 2006) that in cases falling un...
Injuries are the trigger in mesothelioma case
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council v Municipal Mutual Insurance and Commercial Union Assurance Company - (Court of Appeal - 6 February 2006)
Down on the farm
Agriculture focus: farm pay
The lay of the land
Agriculture focus: WTO
Digging for cover
Contractor risks
Number crunchers
Forensic Accountancy
A space for waste
Agriculture focus: waste
Not enough time for depression
Rethink
Your passport to Baltic bliss
Country profile: The Baltic States
Recruitment moves
Re-sume
The 'midnight cowboy'
Re-sume
Life looks to Europe and Asia for the next generation of growth
Life reinsurance
How does Bermuda really work?
Briefing
Broker remuneration: are you avoiding the pitfalls?
Although the broker is the agent of the policyholder, his remuneration has traditionally been agreed between the (re)insurer and the broker. Helen Clark of Kendall Freeman explains how to square the legal circle
Emerging perils: seven things you should be worried about
Marc Jones looks at what may be in store for the (re)insurance industry as the 'next asbestos'