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Opening options

Before sentencing a mother to prison judges should give greater consideration to her children's needs, says Rona Epstein

School's out

Hubert Picarda gives his take on 2010's key charity cases and looks ahead to what 2011 has in store for the chastised Charity Commission

Update: health and safety

We need education on the Health and Safety Regulations not reform of the law, argues Zahra Nanji

Judge and jury

Could the English jury become the next victim of a Belgian political assassin? Richard Easton and David Rhodes hold court

Update: immigration

Jane Coker reviews the tribunals' latest attitudes towards article 8 and how it plays out in deportation cases

Update: IT/IP

Susan Singleton considers fresh opinion on the eBay trademark case, the court's approach to copyrighting news clippings and Europe's requirements for R&D development agreements

The fine print

The massive fines mooted for ABSs are off the scale in the legal services world, says Stuart Bushell as he continues his countdown to the profession's big bang

Candid camera

Where do judges actually stand on the issue of covert surveillance? Duncan Wright investigates