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Update: children

Noel Arnold rounds up the latest developments in adoption orders and the requirements of expert assessment

Update: immigration

Jane Coker discusses recent deportation cases that highlight the importance of the welfare and best interests of children

Role play

Susanna Heley uncovers what the SRA handbook has to say about the new compliance officers

Mi casa su casa?

Jean Parkinson tries to unravel the logic behind Ken Clarke's decision to crack down on squatting

Update: insolvency

David Archer looks at recent cases in corporate and personal insolvency, and considers the Pensions Regulator's ability to impose a financial support direction

Under siege

Richard Barr reports from the frontline of the compensation culture war

Confidence boost

Saira Kabir Sheikh discusses the Supreme Court's decision to give the green light to 'in house' procurement by public authorities

Extend and defend

The Prisoners Advice Service is turning 20 at a time when penal reform is back on the front pages. Matthew Evans reminds the government of why the long struggle to forge prison rights must not get lost in the shake up