As the ombudsman prepares to open shop, solicitors face hurried complaints handling and the possibility of a surge in speculative negligence claims, says Susanna Heley
Charlotte Watts reviews the gift aid rules, failure of charitable gifts, equality legislation, and new measures to make it easier for charities to sell land
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
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
Jane Coker considers the effect of the qualification directive on asylum claims, the criteria for recognition as a refugee and public interest in deportation
