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A place in the sun

Jonathan Eshkeri considers the administration of an ?estate in Spain

The curious case of the Bishop and the Chinese vase

Elizabeth Field investigates the importance of up-to-date valuations of personal chattels

Setting standards

The administration of an estate demands intrinsic best practice, believes Kasia Oberc

Dickens today would write about the plight of women in prison

Prisons are no place for the majority of women offenders but still this is where they are sent, says Jeannie Mackie

How valuable is expert evidence when assessing a patient in a vegetative state?

Richard Scorer and Gemma Hall discuss experts' roles in cases involving the possible withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and in compensation claims

Wisdom of the crowd

The government has largely disregarded public opinion in its haste to reform the legal aid system, but the downgrading of access to civil justice will...

Budget and legal aid cuts are forcing law centres to rethink their operation

Under financial pressure from funding cuts and the forthcoming legal aid bill, not-for-profit organisations must consider options they once spurned, says Michael Ashe

ABS is not the only route to the multi-disciplinary model

The SRA's actions have prompted firms keen to continue offering financial services to seek out alternatives to ABSs, says Stuart Bushell