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May 2014

Immigration: where British nationals lose out
European Economic Area nationals are better placed than British nationals in relation to immigration of family members who are third country nationals
Family actions: be prepared
The sometimes overlooked family action procedure rules that now require parties to take certain steps before a case comes to court, on pain of sanctions
The psychology of post-adoption contact
A study of the different types of post-adoption contact, and the criteria by which a psychologist may make a recommendation in a disputed case
Attack vectors into the law: Heartbleed
How should solicitors respond to the discovery of the Heartbleed bug? Our series on IT threats continues
When family farming partnerships go wrong
A cautionary tale of a business with a flawed partnership agreement
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In this issue

  • Immigration: where British nationals lose out
  • Family actions: be prepared
  • The psychology of post-adoption contact
  • Attack vectors into the law: Heartbleed
  • When family farming partnerships go wrong
  • Reading for pleasure
  • Opinion: Gillian Mawdsley
  • Book reviews
  • Profile
  • President's column
  • The results are in
  • The best medicine?
  • LBTT: key points for solicitors
  • Courts: why the reforms add up
  • Unfinished business
  • The voice of technology
  • Capacity: a growing issue
  • Charities and the rise of social enterprises
  • Referendum – the rules of debate
  • Rewriting the rules
  • Family leave – bedevilled by detail
  • Strictly confidential?
  • Budget: your flexible friend
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
  • Food for thought
  • The consumer protection challenge
  • People on the move
  • Ask us another
  • Healthy discord
  • Claims, trends and targets
  • Ask Ash
  • Law reform roundup
  • Cost of Time 2014: survey now open

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