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Tighter criminal background checks for ABS applicants
Solicitors Journal

Tighter criminal background checks for ABS applicants

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is set to introduce tighter ownership suitability requirements for alternative business structures to minimise the risk of criminals getting involved in ABSs, the regulator has confirmed.
Raise the roof
Solicitors Journal

Raise the roof

Proportionality defences have been given the go ahead by the Supreme Court – but they will only succeed in exceptional circumstances, says Tracey Bloom
Single minded
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Single minded

Could the forthcoming public equality duty reforms actually be a step backwards? Kiran Daurka reports
Child benefits
Solicitors Journal

Child benefits

Kim Beatson and Shelley Cumbers investigate whether the family courts are beginning to adopt a more child-centric approach in matters of leave to remove
Variations on a theme
Solicitors Journal

Variations on a theme

Can Face2Face Solicitors really call itself a franchise? asks Stuart Bushell
Update: environment
Solicitors Journal

Update: environment

Adrienne Copithorne considers the Habitats Directive, environmental impact assessments and European court rulings on NGOs and demolition works
Resident evil
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Resident evil

Richard Jordan explains how to avoid residency traps when taking up employment abroad
Update: clinical negligence
Solicitors Journal

Update: clinical negligence

Dr Jock Mackenzie considers the latest rulings on a GP's duty during youth referrals and looks at how two obstetric cases have shed light on causation