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Behind bars | Going to the next level

Jeannie Mackie discusses the struggle facing courts in tackling and ?classing child pornography, and how best to prosecute offenders

Bereaved families deserve justice for loved ones

Sophie Khan welcomes the first Chief Coroner of England and Wales, but will coroners implement his call for swifter, transparent decisions?

Fair share? Scottish wills

Jacqueline Leslie discusses prior legal rights that automatically entitle families in Scotland to a share of a deceased's estate

View from the bench | Counting the minutes and the pennies

Costs, time management and targets will become ?a bigger concern in a post-Jackson world for both ?litigants and judges, says Richard Chapman

SRA setback over higher fining powers

Proposals rejected by MoJ would 'benefit firms'

Is specific performance an option for landlords?

The strict conditions set out by the courts for landlords to be able to rely on the ?equitable remedy shouldn't discourage potential applicants, says Emma Hatfield

SRA 'not complacent' over PC renewals

Regulator promises range of support measures to avoid last years fiasco

Last word | Squirreling away for winter

The AWS Returners Conference eases the sting of an approaching cold snap for Kevin Poulter