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Update: children

Noel Arnold looks at developments in special guardianship and which way the pendulum of leave to remove precedent is currently swinging

Sound advice

As the dust of Levicom settles, it is just a case of keep calm and carry on, say Georgina Squire and Juliet Schalker

Crime of the century

Trying to cut the prison population while simultaneously starving it of legal representation is a short cut to catastrophe, writes Matthew Evans

Appeal judges reject mother's damages claim after baby taken into care

Appeal judges have unanimously rejected a mother's claim for damages under the Human Rights Act after her baby was taken into care.

Djanogly launches comprehensive review of family justice

The Ministry of Justice has launched a comprehensive review of the family justice system, including both public law and private law.

Arbitrators cannot be selected on the grounds of religion

Arbitrators are employees and cannot be selected on the grounds of religion, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

A suit of armour?

Doctors will be protected from suit for evidence they give in court as medical experts, but not where they have acted as advisers outside court. But is this distinction still appropriate, ask William Featherby QC and Henry Charles

The power of six

As a raft of eco-powers are given the green light, lawyers need to brush up on the new regulations, say Simon Stuttaford and Michael Barlow