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Bump in the night

Insisting children's games have a social value to counter balance any risks involved will reduce the essential elements of challenge and excitement, warn Kris Lines and Jon Heshka

Tainted love

Here's hoping this year's fresh Family Proceedings Rules sort out this maddening self-help situation, says Marilyn Stowe

Wish list

DJ Robert Jordan mulls over the merits of checklists for pre-action protocols

Down big smoke bah't flat

Kevin Poulter heads south this winter

Peter Coonan loses conviction review

Peter Coonan has lost his appeal against the 1981 ruling that sentenced him to life imprisonment for the murders of 13 women.

Lawyers bid to raise pro bono momentum

A new campaign has been launched to encourage law firms to give cash sitting dormant in client accounts to the Access to Justice Foundation.

Government abolishes default retirement age

Ignoring pleas from employers, the government has confirmed that the default retirement age (DRA) will be consigned to history from October this year.

UK law makes 'wrongdoer judge in its own cause', says Mosley's counsel

Max Mosley's counsel has dismissed claims that his argument in favour of the introduction of a pre-notification requirement in privacy cases was a “seductive oversimplification” of the issue.