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With greater access to pensions comes greater responsibility

Jennie Kreser discusses pension death taxes and government guidance on individuals' expenditure

Planning in Wales

Julian Boswall and Stephen Humphreys discuss the EIA directive and green belt policy

Q&A with the SRA

Mark Solon asks the SRA's director of education and training, Julie Brannan, about how to adhere to the new competence regime

Four key domains form SRA's competence statement

Mark Solon talks to the SRA's director of education and training, Julie Brannan, about the regulator's new competency statement for solicitors

Creditor's rights

This often problematic area of law means that creditors can be interested in an estate while having no interest in it, says Lloyd Junor

Government rejects House of Lords amendments on judicial review

House of Commons ignores lobbying from lawyers and charities as Grayling wins parliamentary vote

'The Penalty' at the sharp edge of the criminal justice system

John van der Luit-Drummond speaks to producer Laura Shacham about the independent documentary film that is set to blow the lid off America's death penalty shame

Marriage rights for all

Britain is a long way away from a universal legal framework for all couples, married or not, so the onus remains on individuals to protect themselves, says Graham Coy