The government should think twice about creating a database state, says Timothy Pitt-Payne
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Gichura v Home Office [2008] All ER (D) 257 (May)
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Jonathan Wragg wonders if Londoners will be tempted to establish (and pay for) their own parish councils
Plackett v Director of Public Prosecutions [2008] All ER (D) 194 (May)
Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team
Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner
Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments
A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up