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7 Jul 2009

Back in play

HIPs provide solicitors with an opportunity to reverse conveyancing trends and, contrary to popular belief, you don't need to charge the earth, says Paul Bibby

7 Jul 2009

You should have gone to Lex-savers

Anyone who sees the supermarkets offering anything more complex than quickie divorces needs their eyes tested, says Russell Conway

7 Jul 2009

A framework, not a straitjacket

New guidance out for consultation on end-of-life medical care will help to clarify patients' rights and doctors' duties, says Seamus Burns

7 Jul 2009

Wink wink, nudge nudge

“Good name in man and woman's dear, my lord; is the immediate jewel of our souls: who steals my purse, steals trash … but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor indeed,” so says scheming Iago to Othello as he works him on to his doom.

30 Jun 2009

Solicitors remember Henry Hodge

One of the country's leading solicitors, Sir Henry Hodge, died on 18 June. He was diagnosed with leukaemia in September last year.

30 Jun 2009

Jewish school's admissions policy discriminates on race grounds

A Jewish school's admissions policy requiring applicants to have a Jewish mother has been ruled unlawful on racial grounds.

30 Jun 2009

Human rights ruling will have "huge impact" on housing associations

A Court of Appeal ruling that a housing trust is a public body for human rights purposes will have a "huge impact" on the sector, housing lawyers have said.

30 Jun 2009

Part of the job?

Amanda Fyffe considers the issues involved in determining an accurate reflection of lost earnings in occupational disease claims to effect the timely conclusion of a case