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A rich man's world?

The offshore world has a reputation of being exclusively for wealthy tax payers, but in reality many jurisdictions offer 'ordinary' people the chance to ensure...

Going public

Publishers and parents alike should take particular care before releasing details of a child's private life to avert potentially damaging consequences for the families concerned,...

Update: health and safety

Zahra Nanji considers the implications of the first charge under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 on health and safety prosecutions, and warns employers that the...

Wales: changing pace

For Welsh firms, the recession has been an opportunity to review their strategies, with many looking to expand to survive the downturn. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

Out in the open?

DJ Julie Exton considers how the opening of the family courts to the media is likely to work in practice and wonders whether this will...

Update: professional negligence

Spike Charlwood and Alice Nash review cases on rectification and contribution, as well as decisions involving share purchase agreements, communication problems and an abuse of...

Eat that frog

This phrase really tickled me when I first heard it earlier this year, and it has stayed in my consciousness ever since. I came across...

Blowing their cover

Peter Tyldesley is looking forward to the Law Commission's much-needed proposals for the reform of insurance contract law