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Editor's blog | Fit for our century

The convention is a living instrument, and needs  individuals to use it if it is to be fit for the 21st century

LeO's new regime begins on February 1

Six years, rather than 12 months, to complain about your solicitor

Planning performance: towards a redefinition 'of localism

Assessing local 'authorities' planning performance under the proposed Growth and Infrastructure Bill will lead 'to political resentment as much as legal confusion, 'says Oliver Wright

Should you advise on the commercial aspects of a transaction?

Solicitors may not have a duty to advise sophisticated clients about the 'commercial aspects of a transaction but the position is not so clear with 'less savvy ones, say Philip Murrin and Tom Pangbourne

View from the bench | To review or not to review

With far more self-represented parents in court come April, ?District Judge Nigel Law discusses when reviews of ?Children Act orders should be granted

Understanding the FSA's Retail Distribution Review

Roger Clark explains the thinking behind the FSA's 'new status definitions for financial advisors and argues that the new rules will help lawyers, and their clients

Poor interpretation services will lead to miscarriages of justice

The decision to outsource interpreting 'services to a single provider which is both commercial agent and regulator continues 'to present threats to the administration of justice, says Jessica Myint Thinn

Divorce too easy, poll finds

Both married and divorced people agree there are not enough legal hurdles to separation