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Update: housing

Rebecca Cattermole reviews cases including right to buy and the status of occupiers

Opinion: where next for family legal aid?

Low fees mean that family legal aid firms cannot afford to expand and there is evidence that their numbers may be shrinking faster than anyone realised, says David Emmerson.

Big money divorce

Patricia Hollings and Nisha Aggarwal look at the impact on 'big money' divorces following a short marriage and the limits on a wife's award when assessing needs

Another 48 hours?

The police took the money but lost the permission application. Will they be given another 48 hours? Elliott Gold explains police powers to sieze and hold criminal cash

Opinion: where next for mental health?

Providing legal safeguards for detained patients is essential in a civilised society. However, the arrival of fixed fees is making proper representation for these most vulnerable clients all but impossible, says Richard Charlton.

Hold it right there

David Farrer explains how even 'well intentioned' breaches of freezing orders by financial institutions may put them in contempt of court

Enforcing the enforcers

The Security Industry Authority is the only suitable body for the regulation of the private bailiff industry. However, it will not be active for some time, leaving county court certification of bailiffs to provide an improved form of regulation, says John Kruse

Campaigners slam 'sexism' in the City

VISITS TO strip clubs with clients and business colleagues are becoming an “increasingly normal” aspect of life at firms in the City of London, according to a new report.