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Ministers go ahead with six-month limit for care proceedings

Guillotine risks 'parental backlash', FLBA leader warns

Supreme Court goes beyond Strasbourg in right-to-life ruling

Hospital owed duty under article 2 to voluntary psychiatric patient

Licensing update

Roy Light considers the procedure for appeals from licensing authorities to the magistrates' court, reforms to the licensing regime and the latest edition of Paterson's

Will-writing pitfalls

When taking instructions for a will where there is a risk of loss of capacity or death before execution, what steps can you take to protect yourself from negligence claims? Ashton Davies explains

Residential property update

Janet Armstrong-Fox discusses the risks involved in providing free advice, the duty to update replies to enquiries, email contracts, and the Land Registry's guidance on general boundaries

Creatures of habit

Puzzled by the new divorce forms? You're not the only one, says DJ Paul Mildred as he explores the pros and cons of the changes introduced by the Family Procedure Rules

Uncertain terms

Mark Pawlowski explores the possibility that a contractual licence could be granted instead of an equitable lease

Win, lose or draw?

Stuart Bushell questions how solicitors will fare under the new business structures