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Miracle cure?

The sleeping pill Zolpidem has recently been used with some success to revive patients in a permanent vegetative state. Laura Davidson asks where that leaves medical welfare declaratory applications for these patients

Showing interest

A little known form for social enterprise: Rosie Parr discusses the community interest company (CIC)

Employers' liability

Recent County Court decisions suggest that employees will be expected to take greater responsibility for their own actions, says Marise Gellert

Thanks a bundle

The mere sight of piles of old, poorly organised lever arch files has tired DJ Paul Mildred out

Update: asylum & immigration

Women and family as members of a particular social groupHighly Skilled Migrant ProgrammeNew EU members, Bulgaria and RomaniaAmended Immigration RulesAmended procedure rules and practice directionsHuman rightsCriminal offences Judicial Reviewby Jane Coker

The Laporte report

Laporte has curtailed police activity to prevent 'future breaches of the peace'. Seamus Burns reports

A defaulting tenant

Michael Goodman discusses the recent case of Reichman v Gauntlett

Update: agriculture

William Barr looks at inheritance tax and agricultural property relief after Antrobus 2, and McKenna