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Charity concert

Andrew Lloyd Webber's clash with the Charity Commission is a lesson in transparency, say Julian Washington and Zahra Kanani

A world of difference

With increasing complexity between residency and domicile, practitioners must ensure they understand the international aspects of drafting wills in the UK and overseas or they...

Live and learn

The Charity Commission must review its approach to assessing public benefit and give more credit to what independent schools offer the wider community, says Claris...

Powering on

Merging or working collaboratively can be a life-saving move for charities facing funding cuts, but it must be planned carefully, warns Catherine Rustomji

Not the full story

DNA can be a vital tool for the CPS in criminal prosecutions, but the defence should bear in mind that this evidence is based on...

Taking the lead

Experts can prove invaluable in fraud cases, but practitioners must give them clear instructions and ensure they don't stray from their role, says Stuart Cakebread

A suit of armour?

Doctors will be protected from suit for evidence they give in court as medical experts, but not where they have acted as advisers outside court....

What's your poison?

Determining whether symptoms have been caused by chemical exposure is a complex question for toxicologists. Laura Robinson explains what information practitioners need to provide to...