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A sporting chance: how sweat and exertion matter

Darren Hooker examines the different meanings of sport for tax and charitable purposes

Social value: The top 10 in the UK Social Law Firm Index

Guy Alvarez, Joe Lamport and Robin Sosnow reveal which UK law firms rank highest in the use of ?social business technologies and practices

The law's nuclear weapons explained

The Court of Appeal has clarified the assessment of compensation following inappropriate freezing injunctions, say Conrad Walker and Jonathan Lawrence

New guidance published for instruction of experts in civil claims

Guidance will assist litigants, practitioners and experts to understand best practice

Step change

Broadening the class of applicants treated as a child of the deceased should bring about more inheritance claims, says Lloyd Junor

Ministry of Justice fined for data breaches

Encryption blunder costs government department after two high-profile failures by prison staff

Practising fee levels approved for 2014/15

Charges reduce as regulator considers fundamental review of the fees structure

Trailblazer Apprenticeships in Law initiative approved

Alternative routes to qualifying for legal executives, solicitors, paralegals and conveyancers announced by government