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Revised DNA proposals face further opposition

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has attacked the government's revised proposals on the retention of DNA records contained in the Crime and Security...

Music producer wins Marmite battle

A music producer has avoided potentially crippling legal costs after winning a battle over a recording used in TV advertisements for Marmite.

Thought leader: It's good to talk

Why, for all knowledge, do we so poorly understand what is going on in our world? Since the advent of the World Wide Web 15...

The last word: Onwards and upwards?

Originally from Women Legal Volume 2 Issue 2:Maria

Clear the way

What constitutes 'multiple agreements' under the Consumer Credit Act is so unclear the revelant provision should be repealed to avoid wasting anymore time on attempts...

Glass half full?

The Legal Services Act will provide new opportunities for the delivery of legal advice, but will it improve access to justice, asks James Sandbach

In a fix

Fixture or fitting? The distinction is not always obvious but practitioners should ensure it is clear whether or not an item is included in the...

Each to their own

By proposing that barristers could set up partnerships, the Bar Standards Board has opened the door to fundamental changes to the way in which the...