Archive

Update: social welfare

Gareth Mitchell considers personal budgets, meeting eligible community care needs, the disability equality duty and aftercare services under the Mental Health Act

Update: consumer

Bryan Nott examines the judicial review on the handling of payment protection insurance complaints, the regulations on cancelling contracts and a case on a Bentley breaching the Supply of Goods Act

Standby for reboot

Technology could be just the thing to ease you through the Legal Services Act upheaval, says Damian Blackburn

Keeping secrets

Jonathan Silverman and Diana Lennard explain how employers can use non-compete covenants and other methods to protect their business secrets

No, minister

One thing is for sure with Woolas – election law will be rocked whichever way the court swings, says Michael Imperato

Shield bearers

Where does the Court of Protection stand on the concept of a 'good death'? Andrew Parsons investigates

Future battleground

Giles Peaker examines what's in store for housing law practitioners

Poor quality

The introduction of a quality assurance scheme in this delicate legal environment would be disastrous, warns Sophie Khan