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Manifest differences

How do the 'law and order' policies of the main parties compare? Lucy Corrin examines the manifestos

Update: pensions

Alan Fowler reviews the introduction of the new minimum age at which benefits can be drawn from registered pensions, new duties for the information commissioner under the Data Protection Act and the NEST scheme

Update: consumer

Bryan Nott looks at three High Court cases which have strengthened the hands of banks as creditors – plus a victory for an innocent car buyer who had been the victim of a fraudulent sale

Communication, communication, communication

So, there ends yet another financial year. I find myself 12 months older, pretty exhausted and prone to inadvertent twitching if anyone mentions words such as target or bill.

Judges have not "likened Christians to bigots"

Lord Justice Laws has hit back at claims made by former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey that judges are biased against Christians.

Judges are not biased against Christianity, Laws LJ says

Lord Justice Laws has hit back at claims made by former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey that judges are ignorant of and biased against Christian beliefs.

Barristers to instruct solicitors under new business model

Barristers' chambers could instruct solicitors under the Bar Council's plans for new business structures.

Leather sofa victims win compensation

Around 1,650 people who suffered skin rashes, burns and other medical problems caused by a toxic chemical used by Chinese manufacturers of leather sofas are to receive compensation awards of between £1,250 and £10,000 following a claims handling agreement at the High Court this week.