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Deprivation of liberty: turning back the clocks

A case involving the lawfulness of the detention of a military conscript has been wrongly extended for decades to wider situations involving deprivation of liberty,...

ABS countdown | Demonstrating ongoing fitness to practise

The 'revalidation' proposal is not so radical, it simply reflects the need for a more efficient CPD system, says Stuart Bushell

The problem with our boundaries

Mangala Murali argues that the melodrama of prolonged boundary disputes is caused by the archaic nature of UK land law

Residential property update

Michael Fahy takes ?a look at some of the ?latest government initiatives purported to level out the housing market and who ?they really seek to...

Agriculture update

Michael Aubrey discusses an unusual Scottish case ?that may have implications for lawyers and surveyors ?on both sides of ?the border

HSBC: a question of ethics

The bank's decision to reinstate all CQS firms to its conveyancing panel will come as ?a relief to those who knew this would disadvantage their...

Conveyancing Quality Scheme: what's it all about?

Anthony Garcia-Deleito ?takes a long-term look at the Conveyancing Quality Scheme, ?arguing that it has the potential ?to deliver more than just a new ?kitemark...

Blame game: no-fault divorce

Mark Heselton asks whether it's time for no-fault divorce