For all the advances in forensic science, expert and surveillance evidence (for which see 'Behind bars' passim, and without doubt futurim) the majority of criminal trials depend on eye witness evidence. Eye witness evidence depends on memory, and memory is a fragile, corruptible and partisan tool. Just how fragile is being demonstrated at the moment by a BBC and Open University series of 'Eyewitness' programmes running on Sunday nights, developed in conjunction with forensic psychologists and Greater Manchester Police.
The ECJ's decision that Google does not infringe third party trademarks through its AdWords service has avoided other issues – not least whether the search engine could be liable for permitting infringement, says Paul Stanley NO
The jurisdiction of a Land Registry adjudicator has been considerably widened in cases where an application for a restriction against a property has been made, says Chandni Ruparelia
Developers may now have to pay a levy to meet the cost of structural changes to the local area. Mangala Murali explains how the Community Infrastructure Levy will work
New provisions in the Equality Act give the government the power to outlaw caste discrimination, but its success depends on the outcome of important research, says Louise Fernandes-Owen
Indeterminate sentences are a relatively new phenomenon, but with their numbers dramatically increasing, the authorities should publish the correct test to be applied when prisoners are considered for release, says Philip Rule
