Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7592

Roger Smith takes legal lessons from the US

Lehna Hewitt & Camilla Fusco outline the legal implications of step-family relationships

Incompatible judgments on the same day have led to confusion over the scope of standard wording, says David Sandy

What does the year have in store for property law asks Martin Dray

Haxton v Philips Electronics UK Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 4, [2014] All ER (D) 138 (Jan)

Re C (a child) (guidance on proceedings involving profoundly deaf parent) [2014] All ER (D) 128 (Jan)

Healey Sports Cars Switzerland Ltd v Jensen Cars Ltd [2014] EWHC 24 (Pat), [2014] All ER (D) 158 (Jan)

IM v LM and others [2014] EWCA Civ 37, [2014] All ER (D) 150 (Jan)

Fonecomp Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2013] UKUT 0599 (TCC), [2014] All ER (D) 126 (Jan)

Marley v Rawlings and another [2014] UKSC 2, [2014] All ER (D) 132 (Jan)