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Life in crime | A changing sentencing landscape

LASPO changed sentencing dramatically, says Lucy Corrin, prompting the Court of Appeal to offer guidance for the first time

Extra protection

Jersey has proposed its own rule change on Hastings-Bass, which could provide the Island's trusts with significant advantages over others, says Matthew Slater

Update | Contract: can the Good Law initiative make the law more accessible

A new initiative to make law more accessible and transparent might help the parties to, and advisers on, commercial contracts, says Mark Lucas

Regulatory watch | An unknown quantity

The SRA may want firms to come to them at the first sign of trouble, but confidentiality means its successes are harder to quantify than...

Workshop: Licences for disinterment of human remains

Mark Hill QC considers the exercise of the Secretary of State's discretion to grant licences for the disinterment of human remains

Update | Professional negligence: winners and losers from the latest lender litigation

Katherine Gregory identifies the winners and losers from the latest lender litigation

Child care

As the younger generation face rising education fees and a steep property ladder, parents and grandparents are seeking investment advice to help, says Lanying Burley

Civil conduct | In praise of independent arbitration proceedings

Colin Gibson welcomes the Supreme Court decision providing clear support for arbitration clauses choosing England as the dispute resolution centre