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From bad to worse

Serious case reviews have proved inadequate at protecting children from abuse, says Finola Moss as she argues for responsibility to be handed back to professional social workers

In deep water

The high street is about to reach breaking point, warns Marilyn Stowe

Check out the competition

The Bribery Act will give businesses outbid by competitors a new weapon to challenge the outcome of tenders in the civil courts, says James Maton

Space man

It was not like any court I had appeared in before. The judge sat (at least I think he was sitting – if he was a 'he' or a 'she' or even some gender previously not known to me) raised above us all. Even though he looked like a giant octopus and had at least three eyes I am sure he was a judge because he had an impressive wig on his head.

Search results

Can jurors safely conduct internet research? Benjamin Newton investigates

Court of Appeal rewrites relocation guidance for divorced parents

The welfare of the child should be “the paramount consideration” for family judges considering applications by divorced parents to relocate abroad, the Court of Appeal held last week.

English badgers in the firing line

The fate of badgers in the west of England hangs in the balance as environment secretary Caroline Spelman prepares to make an announcement on a possible cull.

Supreme Court rejects stroke victim's claim for overnight carer

The Supreme Court has rejected a claim by a disabled pensioner to an overnight carer to help her go to the toilet. The council wanted her to use incontinence pads.