Role reversalWhile the jury trial in Britain is under attack, the French are keen to extend the role of juries – so what's the best option? Geraldine Gadbin-George weighs up the arguments
Hole in the wallWhere does the case of Kaye leave security for party wall works? ask Andrew Smith and Stephen Bickford-Smith
Vanishing pointCoupling costs reform with legal aid cuts could cause calamity for clinical negligence claimants, argues Malcolm Underhill
Identity charadeWithout the support of prosecutors, the Corporate Manslaughter Act was dead on arrival, argues Jonathan Grimes
Update: housingVictoria Pogge von Strandmann rounds up the year's key cases affecting the accommodation of children
Update: childrenNoel Arnold considers the latest rulings on adoption, hair testing and contact disputes
Taxing timesAnthony Nixon offers a step-by-step guide to the inheritance tax pickle caused by the 2006 reshuffle
