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Listening to reason

The courts will take a different view of landlords' rights on residential, as opposed to commercial, tenancies, and will be reluctant to make an order for possession on a property with a protected tenancy, warns Julian Sidoli del Ceno

Carolyn Regan: legal aid is the fourth plank of the welfare state

The chief executive of the Legal Services Commission is on the 'most wanted' list of many legal aid lawyers. Nothing personal, they say, but Carolyn Regan just happens to be the person presiding over a range of unpopular reforms to the legal aid system initiated by Lord Falconer when he was Lord Chancellor.

Take note

DJ Tim Jenkins

Update: road traffic

Robert Sproston and Anjali Krishnan discuss the proposal for reduced speed limits, texting while driving, and cases involving emergency response vehicles, uninsured drivers and fraudulent claims

All the care in the world

Malcolm Johnson considers whether child abuse claims involving foster carers will leave local authorities open to vicarious liability

Manage your manager

Chris Marston

Holding the keys

There is a lot more to consider when purchasing property for a charity than the basics of the conveyancing process, warns Jane Lonergan

A sore point

Immigration solicitors are poised to deal with a more rigorous compliance mechanism under the new Points Based System that raises serious conflict of interest issues, says Elena Tsirlina