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Fearful symmetry

When it comes to decisions about withdrawing life-sustaining treatment for children, consensus and common sense are a better process than court intervention, says Seamus Burns

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,...

No trivial pursuit

The SFO is engaging in more productive dialogue with companies to resolve problems of corruption, say Nick Gray and Jonathan Cotton