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Kids Company and beyond

Jo Coleman considers how charities can improve their governance in the light of the Kids Company closure

Innovation in medicines

Although there is a great need to allow patients earlier access to new medicines, initiatives such as the Innovation Bill are not the way to go, write Professor Sir Alasdair Breckenridge and Dr Peter Feldschreiber

A steady flow of flood due diligence

Angela Gordon Lennox reviews the benefits of thorough flood risk search reports for both conveyancing solicitors and their clients

Cybersecurity laws in the US and UK

Kathleen Rice and Huw Beverley-Smith consider the effects of cybersecurity legislation on data protection and privacy, both at home and abroad

Searching for clarity in the family courts

The differing opinions of senior judges on matters such as the privacy of proceedings mean family practitioners can struggle to accurately advise clients, explains Alex Carruthers

'From the Frontline to Recovery'

Fiona Walters discusses the rich history of the Defence Medical Welfare Service and its continuing work providing practical and emotional support to members of the armed forces

The perks and pitfalls of testamentary charitable giving

Amelia Beringer and John Fitzgerald advise on the use of charitable legacies to reduce an estate's inheritance tax rate

Care Act: How to afford and manage the changes

The Care Act 2014 paved the way for the biggest change in social care law in England for 60 years. Lynn Buckley gives an overview of the key points