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2 Mar 2010

Judges "must demonstrate commitment to public service"

People applying for judicial posts should show their commitment to public service by answering questions about voluntary work, Baroness Neuberger, chair of the Lord Chancellor's advisory panel on judicial diversity, has said.

2 Mar 2010

Update: professional negligence

Victoria Brackett considers cases on apportioning blame between barrister and solicitor, imposing absolute obligations, apportioning liability, limitation and scope of retainer

2 Mar 2010

A matter of time

Allowing too much time to pass before a child's evidence is challenged risks traumatising them further, says Benjamin Newton

2 Mar 2010

Update: crime

Ian Harris and Christopher Gutteridge discuss the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, breaching the Criminal Procedure Rules, police malpractice and sentencing for firearms offences

2 Mar 2010

Plain speaking

Holiday insurance providers should ensure they give customers clear information about their policies to avoid regulatory sanctions, says Laura Clarke

2 Mar 2010

Pick and mix

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

2 Mar 2010

Off the scale

The courts have regarded the difference between a restriction on and deprivation of liberty as a matter of degree, but the real question is whether liberty is an absolute concept. David Hewitt reviews the application of the new Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

2 Mar 2010

Ship shape

January is ordinarily a quiet month, so I was shocked when this year kicked off to find myself with five big nights out requiring babysitters plus two work-related events, not to mention a high-value case scheduled to mediate in early January, necessitating nose and grindstone becoming quickly reacquainted when the office reopened post-festivities. However, the snow soon put paid to that.