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Challenging abuse

The criminalisation of breaches of non-molestation orders sets a new challenge without solving the problem of domestic violence, says Clive Thomas

Simpler, speedier justice for all?

The government's latest initiative to improve the criminal justice system ignores the realities of criminal defence work and merely shifts the burden on other agents in the process, say Lisa Mountford and Martin Hannibal 

The traditional approach

In the second of three articles, Kim Tasso considers marketing private client services through reputation, referrers and relationships

The training race

Chore or development opportunity? With the annual CPD deadline of 31 October looming many practitioners are reviewing their CPD hours. Clarissa Dann considers the different approaches to personal development

Update: housing law (2)

In the second part of this update, Jim Shepherd and Dominic Preston consider recent Court of Appeal and House of Lords rulings relating to security of tenure, tenancy terms, human rights, disability discrimination and anti-social behaviour

Dominating the high street

In the first of three articles, Kim Tasso considers how the Legal Services Bill will impact small-and medium-sized firms

Update: IT and intellectual property

Susan Singleton summarises recent developments in the areas of data protection, privacy, patents, copyright and trade marks

Bankruptcy and divorce

Family lawyers should ensure that orders deferring the sale of a matrimonial home avoid any reference to a trust for sale, says David Aspinall