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The Archers and the law on domestic abuse

Helen Greenfield considers how new legislation criminisalising controlling or coercive behaviour in a family relationship could have applied to a recent storyline on the Radio 4 soap

Financial management, risk, compliance, and success

Eric Fletcher discusses the relationship between these key factors and their importance in managing and coaching staff and creating a framework for progress

Embracing predictive 'coding for e-disclosure

Gavin Foggo and Shella Khan discuss two recent cases in which the High Court has stood firm on the use of this technology, and advise on how it can be implemented by firms

Going to extremes

If proposed counter-extremism measures are too liberally applied, they will fundamentally undermine the very freedoms that the government hopes to protect, writes Charles Streeten

Cybercrime: Should we let it stop the use of technology?

Cybercrime is just like any other risk: it needs to be identified, managed, and mitigated to stop it from having a negative impact on the future of the firm, writes Brian Rogers

A claimant 'solicitor's perspective 'on fundamental dishonesty

Following the recent appeal in Nesham, defendant insurers will have to think again before making allegations of fundamental dishonesty against claimants, writes Ghazala Bashey

Crown censure is not enough to prevent MoD failings

As long as it enjoys Crown immunity, the ministry has no reason to learn its lessons and will continue to take a cavalier attitude to health and safety, argues Clare Stevens

A new ERRA of realism in workplace claims

Steven Conway examines the recent decision in Cruz v Chief Constable of Lancashire, which represents the end for strict liability and the start of a new age for workplace claims