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Close comfort

When it comes to deprivation of liberty, it should not matter if the judge's heart is in the right place, argues Laura Davidson

Norgrove prepares family justice system for the post-cuts world

David Norgrove, whose interim report on the family justice system was published last week, has said he anticipated that legal aid would be restricted for private law cases.

Right move

Jonathan Silverman and Jennie Kreser explain how capitalising on intellectual property rights could unlock funds from a client's pension fund

Update: planning

The government's localism agenda and the proposed changes to the planning system continue to dominate the landscape, say Julian Boswall and Gary Soloman

Divide and conquer

Forget divorce tourism – what about the impact of a divorce staycation? Scott Cochrane and Alex Carruthers consider the Hadrian's Wall effect on splits north and south of the border

The life guard

Dr Barbara Mitchels brings us up to speed with the Commission on Assisted Dying's debate

Children's charity launches judicial review against housing benefit cuts

The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has launched a judicial review against cuts in housing benefits.

Update: commercial property

Magnus Hassett considers how practitioners should respond to the new energy efficiency scheme and Elizabeth Small gets to grips with sub-sale relief strategies