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Signing away

With the judiciary starting to recognise electronic contracts, practitioners must ensure their clients take extra care before hitting the 'send' button, says Deborah Caldwell

Saving grace

It is hard to predict whether the pensions reforms will help revive the UK's ailing retirement savings, but what is certain is that employers must be ready to meet their new obligations, says James Gulliford

Norgrove review could have gone further

The Norgrove review of family law has made some worthwhile recommendations but has missed an opportunity for a more radical overhaul, says Jon Armstrong

Blind ambition

Ken Clarke wants to improve prison rehabilitation and introduce longer sentences – but how can he do both? wonders Jeannie Mackie

We are family

More bait has been thrown in the pond, and again the fish circle around it not quite sure how to respond. Last Thursday the Co-op announced that its legal advice arm, Co-operative Legal Services, would launch a specialist family law service as soon as new rules on alternative business structures come into force next year.

National ban on donor-assisted in vitro fertilisation lawful

National laws banning the use of sperm and ova donation for in vitro fertilisation do no breach the right to family life in article 8 ECHR, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.

Does England and Wales need a cohabitation law?

The modern reality of two people living together does not fit with the inflexible and outdated principles of the laws that govern it

Does England and Wales need a new cohabitation law?

Resources would be better spent on publicising the tools available already ?to cohabiting couples