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Look beneath the surface and identify the foundations of people's actions

By Ron Taylor, Author, Leadership: Stories, Lessons and Uncommon Sense

Rise in discrimination claims predicted

Solicitors warn of 'sting in the tail' after unfair dismissal rules change

The Court of Protection got it spot on in Re JDS, says Eddie Fardell

LeO must investigate third-party complaints, consumer panel says

The LSB's consumer panel will use LeO's forthcoming review of its rules to push for it to investigate third-party complaints.

The public is being misled about pre-signed abortion certificates

Health secretary Andrew Lansley's attack on doctors pre-signing abortion certificates is both wrong in law and ignores the realities of medical life, says Barbara Hewson

Purpose alone can no longer determine if there is a deprivation of liberty

Earlier findings by Lord Justice Munby that safeguards do not apply because deprivation of liberty has a benevolent purpose are no longer supported by the...

Modernising archaic easement laws

Proposals to reform the old laws on easements would put an end to unnecessarily complex and uncertain rules, says Mangala Murali

Undertakings: how to avoid the traps

It is essential to carefully consider the circumstances of a case and all possible outcomes before giving an undertaking, says John Coulter