Monitors developments in planning law, environmental law, compulsory purchase and related issues. This journal includes relevant topics, articles, parliamentary and departmental news, case law reports, ministerial planning decisions, local government Ombudsman reports, a practical points service and a stop-press bulletin.

*The Functions of Child and Family Law and the Role of the State *Natural Legal Personality and Status *Children's Rights *Children, Parents and Other Family Members *Adoption *Parental Responsibilities and Rights: Definitions and Acquisition *Children and Families in Operation *Financial Support for Children *Child Protection *The Children's Hearings System *Intimate Adult Relationships: The Options and the Policy *Intimate Adult Relationships in Scotland: Definition and Formation *Intimate Adult Relationships: The Consequences *The Family Home *How Intimate Adult Relationships Terminate *Terminating Intimate Adult Relationships: The Consequences