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Choice not chance

John Bunker stresses the importance of encouraging younger clients to make wills and LPAs

Unravelling threads

Saara Idelbi considers judicial review decisions on subjects ranging from delays in the strained prison system to reality TV

Inadequate foundations

Noel Arnold reminds practitioners of some of the fundamental principles of advancing with evidence, complying with directions, and considering all options

Why complaints should be valued

Value complaints from the point of view of what you can learn from them, as opposed to the hassle they can cause, advises Barbara Spoor

No happily ever after

A panel of specialist family mediators should be established to provide more support to abducted children, Professor Marilyn Freeman tells Catherine Baksi

Over and above

Go beyond what is expected by the SRA's Accounts Rules to ensure a clean bill of health in respect of client money, advises Jennifer Martin

Owning social media data

Andy Williams and Emily Chalkley consider steps employers should take to protect the client contact details contained in employees' social media accounts

Unreasonable costs

Sue Nash considers recent decisions on reducing disproportionate costs budgets and what this will mean for estimating future costs