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Professional negligence claims against law firms triple

Lenders lead rush of redress for post credit-crunch property losses

Fit for purpose?

Chris Kilroy considers the role and jurisdiction of the Legal Ombudsman

Sum of the parts

Personal chattels no longer refers to carriages and plated articles, but a new definition will naturally bring new difficulties to be grappled with, says Fay Copeland

Law Commission takes balanced approach on right to light

New report aims to make law more transparent for home owners and developers

A right to choose

An advance decision can be essential to ensuring a client's wishes are respected should they lose capacity, but close attention must be paid to detail if it is to be valid, advises Sofia Tayton

Supreme Court rules that Housing Act 1988 applies to all landlords equally

'Trying to regain possession without using the courts may not be worth it'

Osborne announces complete reform of stamp duty tax

Osborne expects tax payers to save almost £800m a year due to the changes

GPs report knock-on effect of legal aid cuts

Simple social welfare problems are 'spiralling out of control'