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Four out of five couples ignore divorce law

MIAMs will not be effective until 2022, suggesting an 'embarrassing failure' of government policy

Fighting the insidious 'Snoopers' Charter'

In its current form, the Investigatory Powers Bill will mark the death knell of legal professional privilege, write Joseph Morgan and Molly Cox

New HMRC proposals place tax lawyers between a rock and a hard place

'Unworkable' tax avoidance enabler plans make HMRC 'judge, jury, and executioner' of tax advisers

The usual suspects?

Melissa Colloff, Kimberley Wade, and Deryn Strange consider the implications of a study on how eyewitnesses' decision making is affected when suspects in a lineup have distinctive features

What is the unmet legal need – and whose is it?

Susanna Heley examines the flaws in the SRA's proposals to overhaul the solicitors' profession and open up the legal services market to meet consumers' needs

Post-Osborne estate planning

With a new chancellor of the exchequer at the helm, John Bunker urges lawyers not to lose sight of the reforms introduced by his predecessor

Correcting the imbalance 'in family mediation

Elizabeth Fletcher considers whether family mediation works for separating couples who cannot afford independent legal representation and what other options might be available

A rough guide to NEC contracts'

Chris Holwell identifies the key points that non-construction lawyers should be aware of to avoid being caught out by NEC contracts, particularly with regard to terminology