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29 Aug 2012

Safe as houses: SL v Westminster County Council

The Court of Appeal's judgment in SL v Westminster County ?Council clarifies duties owed by social services, says Victoria Pogge ?von Strandmann

26 Aug 2012

Uneven keel: social care funding

The government's quest for an affordable system of social care risks directing any relief primarily to the wealthy, says Austin Thornton

23 Aug 2012

Alarm bells: Earl of Cardigan v Moore

The case of the Earl of Cardigan v Moore contains a stark warning for trustee-beneficiaries, say Malcolm Bishop QC and Seth Cumming

22 Aug 2012

Pauline Davies sets out her reservations towards an electronic LPA system

21 Aug 2012

Trust, but verify: future generation beneficiaries

The search for the recipients of royalties from the work of Arthur Sullivan highlights the difficulties in tracking down future-generation beneficiaries ?of will trust funds

17 Aug 2012

The Nicklinson decision is heartbreaking, but the right one in terms of maintaining the separation of powers, says Isabel McArdle

15 Aug 2012

Intensive care doctors call for rapid access to courts to stop children suffering

Sanctity of life must be balanced against 'futility of inappropriate attempts to prolong it'

14 Aug 2012

Duty bound: Hughes v Bourne

Joseph Goldsmith reports on the ?nature of a power of appropriation ?as highlighted in Hughes v Bourne