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Your nearest relative isn't always the dearest

Detaining a mental health patient will be a more nuanced process, says Dr David Hewitt

Control or compassion: social housing and antisocial behaviour

Will the new mandatory grounds for possession introduced by part V of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 give vulnerable tenants a fair...

Prove yourself: how to show continuing competence

As the first major step to emerge from the LETR comes in, firms may have to review their recruitment process to help demonstrate the calibre...

Seeing through the blog

It's important to get to the point in messaging, so blogging regularly is no longer the time-consuming and challenging task it once was, says Catherine...

European indulgence in fundamental principles

A recent CJEU case reflects the realities of today's workforce, says Paul Stanley QC

Civil litigation: take a more proportionate approach

Eleanor Kilner offers a post-mortem on the 'Mitchell 3' ruling, which should re-establish the meaning of CPR 3.9

Environmental law update

Dr Paul Stookes discusses why environmental impact assessments would make a positive difference in the land-use planning permission process

Professional negligence update

Sarah Clover and Joseph Moore discuss procedural changes in litigation that should influence the number and nature of future failed claims