Risky businessThe new conduct rules are insufficient to ensure that the profession begins to treat risk management assessments seriously, argues Miles Geffin
Clinical negligence and PIDr Jock Mackenzie on causation and general practitioners, and Vijay Ganapathy on success fees, ex turpi causa and untraced drivers
Practice trends: charity lawAs the Charities Act 2006 is gradually implemented, the voluntary sector is beginning to grapple with a new set of challenges. Jean-Yves Gilg reports
Seeing redWill the first case in favour of a bank stem the flow of complaints against penalty charges for unauthorised overdrafts, asks Richard Lawson
Civil litigation briefThis month Gordon Exall takes a detailed look at the rules relating to amending parties after the expiry of the limitation period
Topping up the piggyUnless we can predict our death, corporate pension provision remains the best option for employers and employees, says Robin Ellison
Look before you sign on the lineIf you sign cheques make sure that you limit the number of signatories . In a recent fraud investigation, a long serving accounts clerk used seven different signatories to sign petty cash cheques on a rotational basis.