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Bad reception

By confirming the 'reception directive' covers subsequent as well as initial asylum claims, the Supreme Court has brought welcome news to those previously denied the...

Update: commercial property

Paired-down perpetuities law is a welcome step, but the courts have left us wanting in the Good Harvest decision, say Eugene McMahon and Jonathan Ross

Update: personal tax and trusts

Hastings-Bass is the rule that keeps on giving, says David Bird

Beyond reasonable belief

If you use the Mental Health Act, writes David Hewitt, it seems you can believe what you like

Use it or lose it

Local authorities looking to sell off assets linked to schools or public facilities should be aware that trying to change the purpose of land could...

Order of the day

Community treatment orders are subject to strict criteria, but the rules concerning a patient's suitability for an order and when they might be recalled to...

Stepping back

The Family Division's refusal to order surgery for a severely disabled boy reveals a growing judicial reluctance to get involved with medical decisions, says Barbara...

No holding back

The government has a duty to protect children held in detention, but its manual on restraint offers a disturbing insight into the violent treatment of...