Archive

Research challenges plans to restrict role of family experts

Children 'would inevitably suffer' if government goes ahead

Take an active role when acting for family businesses

Bitter family disputes can be avoided if practitioners take the time to understand their client's business model and future plans, says Jonathan Silverman

PACE update

Jill Lorimer and Caroline Day consider cases concerning grounds for arrest, confession evidence and challenges to the validity of search warrants

Charity update

Hannah Kubie reviews the transfer of public services to the third sector and the Charity Commission's new regulatory approach

The risk of limiting disclosure

Providing only some of the information contained in a conditional fee agreement when serving a bill of costs may not amount to compliance, warns Simon Gibbs

The new stalking Act is merely a rehash of current legislation

New laws will not help victims until the police and CPS start taking this increasingly common crime seriously, says Andrew Church-Taylor

Charitable incorporated organisations: time for action

The Charity Commission has recognised the advantages of CIOs, so why is the government still dragging its feet? David Lang reports

Off balance

Can the National Planning PolicyFramework really serve the interests of both the pro-growth business sector and the conservationalists? Andrew Fraser-Urquhart investigates