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Taking care: adequate funding will be essential if the new Care Bill is to be effective

Adequate funding will be essential to meeting the ambitious objectives of the new Care Bill, says Joanne Clement

Retail therapy: customer service will make your firm stand out

Customer service - and evidence that you take it seriously - will be what makes your firm stand out, says John Thomas as he explains the reasoning behind his organisation's new kite mark

Workshop: But do I need permission anyway?

Charles Mynors examines listed building consent and asks when your client really needs permission

Regulatory watch | New cost concerns

We all know our clients' rights, but do we know our own? Susanna Heley asks what can be done about the growing regulatory issues arising out of funding arrangements

European briefing | A new approach to disability discrimination

Two new ECJ cases demonstrate that the court will adopt a broad approach to discrimination. Sickness itself is not a disability, but it can be a cause, reports Paul Stanley

Update | Commercial property: TVG developments, quiet enjoyment, wind farm planning

Magnus Hassett looks at ?recent case developments surrounding TVGs, the ?meaning of quiet enjoyment ?and wind farm planning

Update | Health and safety: effects of section 61, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill and the Deregulation Bill

The effects of section 61 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill and the Deregulation Bill on health and safety regulation will be far-reaching and deep, says Zahra Nanji

Life in crime | Crystal clear

Consent involves a broader exercise of choice, and where that consent appears to be undermined, the CPS should not hesitate to prosecute, says Benjamin Newton