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31 Mar 2009

Update: local government

Justin Bates discusses the strained relations between local authorities and government over the move towards unitary authorities, and disputes between authorities over provision of services to asylum seekers

31 Mar 2009

David Oldham on the erosion of the civil justice system

David Oldham has a mission, he says in the notes accompanying the news of his appointment as president of the association of district judges. “It is to persuade the government to return to funding our civil courts to a realistic level.”

31 Mar 2009

Doing it for the kids

Fiona Wheeler loves volunteering at her local child contact centre

31 Mar 2009

Re-invent yourself

Joanna Kennedy enjoyed her legal career, but has found her true calling in her role as chief executive of a charity

24 Mar 2009

Spaghetti trees at the SRA

April Fool's Day didn't really feature in my life until 2002 when some friends produced their first child, a son. My husband was highly amused by this perceived social faux pas and wove into his otherwise congratulatory phone call to the new dad the immortal phrase “It could only happen to you, Simkin.”

24 Mar 2009

Update: housing

Rebecca Cattermole reviews recent developments on anti-social behaviour and the latest rulings on housing allocation schemes, homelessness and tolerated tresspassers

24 Mar 2009

Update: commercial

Sara Partington considers liability for conversion, the dangers of including an arbitration clause in standard terms and conditions, vexatious litigants and the risk of incurring interest on invoices

24 Mar 2009

Rules of engagement

DJ Paul Mildred reviews the procedure for challenging the court's jurisdiction and the latest CPR updates