The Law Commission's proposals for reforming adult social care will combine current and future policies, resulting in a clearer and more straightforward legal system. Frances Patterson QC, the commissioner in charge of the project, reports
Ian Harris and Christopher Gutteridge discuss the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, breaching the Criminal Procedure Rules, police malpractice and sentencing for firearms offences
Victoria Brackett considers cases on apportioning blame between barrister and solicitor, imposing absolute obligations, apportioning liability, limitation and scope of retainer
The sentencing guidelines on corporate manslaughter have provided welcome clarity but still leave much to the courts' discretion and risk leading to piecemeal developments in the law, says Atiyah Malik
Increasingly complex regulation places a heavy burden on charities without achieving the objective of effectiveness, say Jonathan Brinsden and Nicola Evans
The requirement to consider proportionality is only one of several changes local authorities will need to comply with under new covert surveillance rules. Ibrahim Hasan reports
