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Freedom fighters

As another can of worms opens in the world of legal expenses insurance, Mark Lee ponders the effects on a policyholder's power to choose their...

The big bang

With the timebomb now officially ticking for ABS D-Day, Richard Cohen takes a look at what strategies are emerging

Update: residential property

Janet Armstrong-Fox discusses preventing a sub-sale, the increase in the annual rent threshold for assured shorthold tenancies, a change to Land Registry policy on identification...

Update: local government

Peter Hill reviews the coalition's draft structural reform plan, localism bill and drive towards transparency, public procurement regulation breaches, and council surveillance powers

Sweet talking

The 'strong and simple' Equality Act is finally in force – but does it live up to its promises? Jennifer Jones investigates

Something for nothing

Most people like a bargain and become even more excited about free stuff. However, in the current financial climate there's not much of it about...

Puppies from cyberspace

Russell Conway gets to grips with his firm's website revamp

Moses LJ's warning over family contracts

Lord Justice Moses issued a solemn warning to legal aid lawyers at the end of a ruling which consigned the new family contracts to history.