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Passing the check point

Are the new enhanced CRB checks on educational institutions really a step too far, asks Yvonne Spencer

A complex scenario

Amending procedural codes is not enough to resolve the costs problem in complex commercial litigation; judges themselves should address costs issues by managing the behaviour...

All in agreement

Successful partnerships between the public and private sectors rely on a strong combination of well-managed risk and good governance, says Owen Willcox

A charitable model

Stephen Roberts sheds light on the Charity Commission's model articles of association for charitable companies

Update: commercial property

Milton McIntosh considers cases involving lease and licence distinction, the assignability and repudiation of agreements for lease, and the effect of the new compensation provisions...

Breaking up the gang

New powers conferred on the police, local authorities and the courts give them too much of a free rein and are overly prohibitive on respondents,...

Sealing the deal

Law firms tempted to merge their way to success need to be fully prepared for the challenging path ahead.

Made to order

The role of grandparents and the rise in shared residence orders are two of the main trends the family courts have been grappling with when...