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Mi casa su casa?

Jean Parkinson tries to unravel the logic behind Ken Clarke's decision to crack down on squatting

Role play

Susanna Heley uncovers what the SRA handbook has to say about the new compliance officers

Update: immigration

Jane Coker discusses recent deportation cases that highlight the importance of the welfare and best interests of children

Agony and ecstasy

Waiting for the verdict may raise the blood pressure, but it's all in the name of justice, muses Felix

What the butler saw

The late 1800s were paradoxical times. While the Victorians would prudishly drape the piano legs to prevent any unbecoming thoughts, sordid affairs were commonplace and many newspaper scandals shocked late 19th century society.

Patent pending

The ECJ has really got its knickers in a twist this time, writes Paul Stanley NO

£9.99 divorce app advocates face-to-face legal advice

A family solicitor at a 12-partner North London firm has launched the first divorce application in Britain.

Safety is not an 'unchanging concept'

Lord Mance has ruled that whether a factory is safe should be assessed by the “standards of the time” and there is “no such thing as an unchanging concept of safety”.