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Behind bars | Means-tested legal aid in extradition cases under fire
4 July 2012
The High Court has attacked several aspects of 
the means test – from unacceptable delays to 
awkward documents, says Jeannie Mackie
Book review | Defending Possession Proceedings – 7th edition
9 March 2012
Jan Luba, Derek McConnell, John Gallagher and Nic Madge LAG, 2010, £55 ISBN 978-1903307755
Book review | Disabled Children: A Legal Handbook
9 March 2012
Steve Broach, Luke Clements and Janet Read Legal Action Group, 2010, £40 ISBN: 978-1903307762
Book review | Mental Health Law – 5th edition
9 March 2012
Lady Justice Brenda Hale Sweet & Maxwell, 2010, £75 ISBN: 978-0414041691
Book review | The British Firearms Law Handbook
9 March 2012
Laura Saunsbury and Nick Doherty with Helen Dobby Sweet and Maxwell, 2011, £27.95 ISBN: 978-0414044982
Book review | Mental Health: Law and Practice – 2nd edition
10 September 2011
Professor Phil Fennell Jordan Publishing Ltd, 2011, £55 ISBN: 978-1846612404
A more discerning approach to safeguarding decisions
25 September 2012
Fairness should be the guiding principle, says Barbara Hewson
Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations must be implemented
6 December 2012
Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations for a statutory under-pinning to 
accompany a new independent regulatory body must be implemented, despite opposition, says Rod Dadak
Leveson's missed opportunity
14 December 2012
The internet was not, in fairness, part of Leveson’s brief, 
but Rod Dadak argues it is now self-evident that the press have 
had their day and it is control of the internet that is required
Reforming judicial review
3 January 2013
The government’s proposed reforms of judicial review do little to minimise the excessive number of applications and instead show a concern for recouping costs, argues Jeremy Pike
Incentivising death
11 January 2013
It’s time we rethought the ‘meaningful life’ concept developed by the House of Lords and which is now seeing its way through our end-of-life care strategy, says Jacqueline Laing
Phasing out rights to light
1 March 2013
Developers rushing to celebrate the Law Commission’s proposal to do away with the acquisition of rights to light by prescription should remember that the government has 
a poor record of following the advisory body’s recommendations, says Roy Perrott
Taking requests in context
15 March 2013
Vicki Bowles welcomes the Upper Tribunal’s directions on the assessment of vexatious 
or manifestly unreasonable freedom of information requests
Rights to light revisited
22 March 2013
Before rushing to abolish rights to light, we should consider 
the position of homeowners, warns Sarah Dwight
Legislative clauses in the Public Service Pensions Bill: the Henry VIII legacy
22 March 2013
Legislative clauses in the Public Service Pensions Bill are unconstitutional and could 
lead to human rights claims, argue Alex Fox and Jonathan Waters
Acting on housing fraud
4 April 2013
Dean Underwood and Leon Glenister examine the impact of the long-awaited Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013, and find it lacking
A brighter future
26 April 2013
While we await updates to the law on rights to light, Kevin Richardson looks at the ways to mitigate the risk of claims now
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