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Gambling in pubs

Though the Gambling Act 2005 is seen as a 'liberal' regime, its Code of Practice imposes a 'tough' level of compliance for gambling in public houses, says Roy Light

Greater London: small is beautiful

London is not all about the Magic Circle firms. Sole practitioners and dedicated legal aid firms are tackling challenges such as the Legal Services Bill head on, says Jean-Yves Gilg

Simpler, speedier justice for all?

The government's latest initiative to improve the criminal justice system ignores the realities of criminal defence work and merely shifts the burden on other agents in the process, say Lisa Mountford and Martin Hannibal 

Life in crime

The rough, tough knockabout cop from the world of tv fiction could make a return if the Home Office reviews the PACE, says Francis FitzGibbon

Update: housing law (2)

In the second part of this update, Jim Shepherd and Dominic Preston consider recent Court of Appeal and House of Lords rulings relating to security of tenure, tenancy terms, human rights, disability discrimination and anti-social behaviour

Update: housing law

In the first of a two part update, Jim Shepherd and Dominic Preston consider recent Court of Appeal rulings in respect of homelessness

Bankruptcy and divorce

Family lawyers should ensure that orders deferring the sale of a matrimonial home avoid any reference to a trust for sale, says David Aspinall

Update: planning and environment

Gregory Jones reviews developments in planning law and the way noise is considered, from the initial application to the relationship with other regimes