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Update | Consumer: impecunious claimants post-Jackson

Geoffrey Simpson-Scott examines impecunious claimants post-Jackson, focusing on buy-to-let mortgage repossessions and credit hire agreements in road traffic accidents

Update | Divorce: responses to the Children and Families Bill

Austin Chessell looks at responses to the Children and Families Bill and asks what it could mean for mediators

European briefing | Balancing act: how will the ECJ resolve grant shopping?

In the conundrum of 'grant shopping', how can the ECJ juggle the free movement of people with financial burden on member states? Paul Stanley reports

Workshop: No more than a meddlesome busybody?

Government changes plan to make judicial review available only to those with 'direct interest', ?but the proposals could introduce a grave lacuna says Isabella Tafur

Regulatory watch | Two sides of the diversity coin

The how useful are the SRA's diversity questionnaires if such a low number reply to them, says Susanna Heley

A new journey: why everybody in your firm needs to get on board with OFR

As they embark on a new compliance journey, law firms need to pack for the ?long haul and make sure everybody in the organisation is on board with ?outcomes-focused regulation, says Brian Rogers

Price variation clauses in consumer contracts

Consumers should benefit from a recent ruling on the lawfulness of price escalation clauses, which is just as well considering the scope for ?confusion in the draft consumer Rights Bill, ?says Jon Bartley

Complaints | A commercial approach to conflicts

Eleanor Kilner advises on taking a commercial approach to complaints in relation to conflicts of ?interest