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Lawyers without frontiers: Colombian fears

British lawyers must continue to support their Colombian counterparts faced with death threats for trying to defend human rights, says Sara Chandler

Update: police and criminal evidence

Kim Bouwer rounds up the latest cases on privacy, police retention of evidence, powers of search and release of information to a third party

Update: housing

Sarah McKeown reviews cases involving succession, possession, negligence, the Children Act and the Human Rights Act

A fine intervention

In taking a broad interpretation to the Commission's right to intervene in national competition cases the European court has made a sensible decision, says Paul Stanley NO

Staying on the right side

Tony Guise discusses how solicitors can manage referrals properly to avoid the wrath of the regulator

Back in play

HIPs provide solicitors with an opportunity to reverse conveyancing trends and, contrary to popular belief, you don't need to charge the earth, says Paul Bibby

You should have gone to Lex-savers

Anyone who sees the supermarkets offering anything more complex than quickie divorces needs their eyes tested, says Russell Conway

A framework, not a straitjacket

New guidance out for consultation on end-of-life medical care will help to clarify patients' rights and doctors' duties, says Seamus Burns