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A right to choose

An advance decision can be essential to ensuring a client's wishes are respected should they lose capacity, but close attention must be paid to detail if it is to be valid, advises Sofia Tayton

Supreme Court rules that Housing Act 1988 applies to all landlords equally

'Trying to regain possession without using the courts may not be worth it'

Osborne announces complete reform of stamp duty tax

Osborne expects tax payers to save almost £800m a year due to the changes

GPs report knock-on effect of legal aid cuts

Simple social welfare problems are 'spiralling out of control'

Inclusion and exclusion in competitive sport

The role of the law is a critical consideration for effective regulation of discrimination in sport, says Seema Patel

Extended exposure

Professional pensions advisers have a lengthy exposure to claims against them, so what can they do to protect themselves, ask Julian Miller and Sara Robertson

Renewing focus on professionalism

Incoming SRA chair, Enid Rowlands, is committed to making the regulator more transparent

Mediation in the age of reduced legal aid

We are currently in the third annual Family Dispute Resolution Week, a campaign organised by Resolution and supported by many family lawyers to promote alternative, non-court ways of resolving family disputes.