Children

Articles

Update: local government

Justin Bates revisits two cases concerning the Boundary Committee's actions when it advised on the move towards unitary authorities, and discusses a case clarifying the...

Update: social welfare law

Hannah Graves and Chris Ellis consider the new mental capacity provisions, the extension of the “need for care and attention” test, discretionary housing payments, and...

Update: environment

Michael Woods reviews the new environmental liability regulations, the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme, measures to encourage electricity generation from renewable sources, and the new hazardous...

Better than cure

Serious Crime Prevention Orders may be a necessary tool but they raise deep concerns for civil liberties, says Andrew Picken

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,...

Getting technical

Technology will be at the heart of the branding, collaboration and efficiency that will help to secure barristers' futures, says Nick Ozga

Following procedure

Paul Stanley reviews a recent decision on limitation periods and the duty to mitigate damages, plus cases on the public policy exception and children in...

Child's play

The court's reaction against the 'cotton wool' culture in Orchard will make it difficult for schools to argue that children can be held negligent when...