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Acting on housing fraud

Dean Underwood and Leon Glenister examine the impact of the long-awaited Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013, and find it lacking

Charities | Vanishing act

James Kilby advises on the right course of action when a gift is made to a charity which no longer exists

QASA rebels raise flag in north of England

Northern Circuit barristers vote to reject scheme

Practice rights come first, IPS says

Legal executives could set up firms with other lawyers and licensed conveyancers

Challenging corporate giants

Recent food scandals have taught us that UK group litigation law has a long way to go if it is going to match that seen across the pond, says Sarah Moore

Lady Hale calls for more research into jury behaviour

Courts must go on trusting juries 'otherwise whole system will collapse'

Eyes on Switzerland

View from the bench | Be ready for robust case management

District Judge Harold Godwin thinks robust case management will mean a good deal more from judges than rigorously enforcing compliance