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Council slammed over use of surveillance powers

Poole Borough Council unlawfully used anti-terror surveillance powers to spy on a family it suspected had lied about their address so their children would be in a particular local school's catchment area, a tribunal has ruled.

Student who fell off ledge after running from taxi cannot sue council

A student who fell off a ledge and seriously injured himself after running away from a taxi cannot sue the council for failing to properly maintain a fence, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

£600,000 'Sarah's law' scheme results in only 21 disclosures

The Home Office has promised to extend 'Sarah's law' across the country, even though a £600,000 two-year pilot scheme in four police force areas produced only 21 disclosures.

Judicial reviews being prepared after civil legal aid contract "disaster"

A number of leading civil legal aid firms have been discussing judicial review challenges with senior barristers after the LSC's latest contract round ended in “disaster”.

Update: licensing

Roy Light considers late representations, ambushing the prosecution and various regulatory measures introduced in the leisure industry – including the new Licensing Act mandatory conditions

Update: wills and probate

Helen Bryant reviews the share transfers in private companies, stakeholder pensions and death benefit, joint bank accounts and inheritance tax valuation

Teething trouble

As another radical reform of the NHS looms on the horizon, the courts are still suffering the effects of the last dose of legislation. Nicola Marchant and Kate Gomery report on the High Court's first taste of a dentistry contract dispute

A different picture

Despite the success many British businesses have enjoyed thanks to the rise in popularity of the 'staycation', the leisure sector is not immune to the damaging effects of the economic crisis – but is it all bad news? Ailsa Dixon reports