It is time to revise the assumption that adoption is always in the interest of children and take time to assess in each case the best outcome, says Finola Moss
All we know about alternative business structures is that they can take an infinite number of shapes, so is the Solicitors Regulation Authority really equipped to take on the role of frontline regulator? Definitely, head of the ABS team Ann Morgan tells Jean-Yves Gilg
The Supreme Court decision refusing a dismissed employee compensation for the way he was sacked provides a further prompt to review the interaction of employment legislation with common law remedies, says Catriona Stirling
The Jackson reforms simply acknowledge that the ability to litigate at a proportionate cost should be available to both claimants and defendants, says Simon Gibbs
Victoria Brackett and Katie Papworth review cases involving compensation for financial advice, the extent of surveyors' duty of care to property buyers and the scope of a solicitor's retainer
Thirty four organisations had applied to become alternative business structure by the end of the first week the SRA started operating as a licensing authority. We have a crack at identifying them, blending hard information and educated guesswork
