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One foot in the grave
Solicitors Journal

One foot in the grave

With the system in turmoil and the future looking no more promising, will family legal aid reach its 70th birthday? David Allison reports
Pulling together
Solicitors Journal

Pulling together

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
Update: planning
Solicitors Journal

Update: planning

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
Update: professional negligence
Solicitors Journal

Update: professional negligence

Eve McBrinn and Andrew Nixon review disclosure in professional indemnity cases, substitution of parties, and the latest in the Levicom decision
Update: immigration
Solicitors Journal

Update: immigration

Jane Coker considers the effect of the qualification directive on asylum claims, the criteria for recognition as a refugee and public interest in deportation
System meltdown
Solicitors Journal

System meltdown

As cracks begin to appear in the legal aid scheme, how can firms plan for the future, asks Russell Conway
Off the hook
Solicitors Journal

Off the hook

Is the insolvency system suitable for the current economic situation? Adrian Walters explores the key issues
Just deserts
Solicitors Journal

Just deserts

Could contempt of court hold the key to stamping out fake claims? Kathryn Hammell investigates
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