Road to ruinThe SRA's publication policy can damage a firm's reputation forever. Don't believe it will affect you? Think again, warns Susanna Heley
Update: local governmentPeter Hill reviews a ruling allowing councils to combine their services, a challenge to the proposed reduction of funding for the BSF programme, and the deluge of new legislation set to radically change the shape of local government
Update: consumerBryan Nott considers the winners and losers in various cases on consumer credit contracts
We are scientistsCSI may have sparked public interest in forensics, but do you know how to correctly handle hair testing? Jacqui Gilliatt explains
Knowing me, knowing youWhat are your responsibilities when instructing experts? And what should you expect from them? Isabel West reports
To infinity and beyondValuers watch out - the scope of surveyors' duties is continuingly widening, warns Alexandra Anderson
Law in miniatureWhere are we up to with the admissibility of low template DNA? Sarah Dyas goes under the microscope
