Jane Coker considers the effect of the qualification directive on asylum claims, the criteria for recognition as a refugee and public interest in deportation
Julian Boswall and Suzanne Walford discuss the implications of the coalition government's planning reforms, the Penfold review of non-planning consents, commercially sensitive information submitted with planning applications and a new fetter on planning authorities' discretion on their enforcement powers
Collective actions have typically been dealt with in an ad hoc and unpredictable manner, but, now that they are rising in popularity, how can solicitors make them work? David Greene explains
Ian Harris and David Birrell discuss magistrates' unreasonable indication, directions of law, sentencing guidelines, trial by ambush, proposals for a compulsory advocacy accreditation schemeand the Bribery Act
Bryan Nott reviews the latest cases on payment protection insurance mis-selling, total charge for credit, pre-action discovery and solicitors' breach of duty
