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One step forward, two steps back

The government's decision to make it illegal for the Church of England to conduct ?same-sex marriages leaves Anya Palmer questioning its position in society

Felix | Forgive and forget? Impossible

We may not be able to forgive, but restorative ?justice and rehabilitation helps both ?sides says Felix

Leveson's missed opportunity

The internet was not, in fairness, part of Leveson's brief, ?but Rod Dadak argues it is now self-evident that the press have ?had their day and it is control of the internet that is required

How to cash in on the referral fee ban

Stephen Moore

Life in crime | The life penalty

With a ruling due from Strasbourg in the new year on whole-life prison sentences, David Rhodes considers ?the various arguments

European briefing | To what extent are jurisdictional judgments binding?

Paul Stanley considers the extent to which judgments on jurisdictional issues are ?themselves binding under the judgments regulation

Update | Children: grounds for appeal

With family courts under pressure to issue speedy justice, Noel Arnold tackles some of the grounds for appeal that can emerge'if procedures are not 'properly followed

Update | Charity: increasing sophistication

An increasingly sophisticated third sector has led 'lawyers to reconsider how they categorise this type 'of work, as Hannah Kubie explains