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£100 tax return fine brings in £87m for HMRC

Treasury also intercept 17,000 fraudulent or incorrect repayments worth more than £96m

Keeping pace with the Twitterati

Practitioners have a key role to play in developing the law of social media, writes Kevin Poulter

Bogus testimony

Solicitors should not be discouraged from pursuing a forged will claim as the chances of success are more favourable than many think

State of play: case summaries

Elizabeth Eyre and Jennifer Ridgway consider case law concerning a patient's right to refuse treatment, the appropriate use of a negligence claim award and access to a vulnerable client

Taking sides

Trustees occupy a position where they must remain impartial but what happens when they have to defend an action brought be a beneficiary?

Clooney v Blair

Cherie Blair QC has come under fire from a fellow silk for providing counsel to the Maldivian government.

Heterosexual couple lose civil partnership case

Judge rules that the current state of legislation does not discriminatory as opposite-sex couples can enter into a marriage

Tougher sentences for robbers using knives and guns

Judges to consider physical injuries and psychological harm before sentencing