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Judge children's welfare 'by standards of 2012', Munby LJ says in Ultra-Orthodox ruling

Appeal judges back mother's choice of schools to ensure 'equality of opportunity'

New entrants, new rules

Saga's launch into the stand-alone legal expenses market suddenly quickens the pace of change

Legal regulation is not a uniform concept

The recent summit of legal regulators showed that the approach to regulation takes different shapes from one jurisdiction to the next, even where there is a shared legal tradition. John Flood reports

New bill will help remove the mental health stigma

A private member's bill looking at lifting the ban on serving in parliament on mental health grounds could help everybody think differently, says Jeannie Mackie

Northern delights | Leaving legal boyhood

Kevin Poulter fears he may soon be asking his trainees to pass him his slippers

Delicate touch: vulnerable beneficiary trust rules

Kelly Hardcastle explains the imminent changes to vulnerable beneficiary trust rules

Protecting the financial awards of clients is a key role of a deputy, and one of the hardest, says Eddie Fardell

Family justice reforms need stakeholders' support

Recommendations for 'the modernisation of 'the family justice system 'are undoubtedly sensible 'but their success in 'practice will depend both 'on resources and on stakeholders' willingness 'to develop a new culture, 'say Rachel Langdale QC and Susannah Johnson