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Book review

Nigel Shepherd reads the second edition of International Trust and Divorce Litigation

Disappearing act

The Presumption of Death Act 2013 is giving families of missing persons some relief at a highly emotional and complex time, says Clare Archer

Outstaying your welcome

The new statutory residence test may be useful for standard ?UK trips, but it's lacking in compassion and foresight, says Fay Copeland

Judicial review: prompt and prompter

The new time limit for challenges to planning decision could have a dampening effect on claims, but, more likely, it will encourage more applications on...

Scotland's Jackson decides against referral fee ban

Rule against fee-sharing is 'regularly circumvented' and 'no appetite to enforce it'

Should the accused be given anonymity?

Anonymity for both the defendant and the claimant in abuse cases isn't a realistic option, says Maryam Syed. The way these cases are reported must...

TripAdvisor fears over regulators' consumer website

Legal Choices may feature clients' comments via 'interactive community'

SRA accuses Law Society of taking 'very narrow view' of regulation

Society 'unintentionally' makes 'powerful argument' for independence