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RSPCA not "legally obliged" to fight battle over Yorkshire widow's will

A war of words has erupted after a Yorkshire woman won a battle to inherit her mother's farm, even though it was bequeathed to the RSPCA in the will.

Freedom of Information Handbook (2nd edition)

ISBN: 978-1853286544

Lacking recognition?

A recent case has been heralded as a victory for transsexuals, but it may in fact have compromised their rights, says David Hewitt

Nanny knows best

Oh dear: everybody is upset these days. It seems that nanny has been very busy indeed – perhaps it is something to do with the end of the holidays and going back to school. You know the sort of thing: time for bed now that there is school tomorrow instead of an evening running around the garden or staying up late to watch Celebrity Come Dancing Strictly Get Me Out of Here etc. No, nanny is calling us in from the garden and the television set and making us eat our greens before washing behind the ears and having an early night.

The wrong prescription

Removing the restrictions on judges' sentencing powers would give drug addicts more opportunities to undertake rehabilitation and reduce the risk of reoffending, says Lucy Corrin

Hunt calls for further separation between representation and regulation at Law Society

Lord Hunt, the Conservative peer and Beachcroft consultant commissioned by the Law Society to undertake a review of the regulation of legal services, has called for clearer separation between the representative and regulatory arms of the Law Society.

Sole practices and two-partner firms dominate Assigned Risks Pool

The vast majority of law firms that failed to find indemnity insurance earlier this month and fell into the Assigned Risks Pool (ARP) are sole practices and two-partner firms, the SRA has revealed.

Signed and sealed

If the plumber can charge £90 for five minutes' work, solicitors should be allowed to increase the fee for swears, says Russell Conway