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Number of firms in ARP drops below 300

The number of law firms in the assigned risks pool fell to 286 this week, allaying fears that it would reach 500 by the end of the year.

Barristers make historic move into partnership

Barristers will be able to join LDPs as partners and set up barrister-only partnerships, the Bar Standards Board has decided in a historic move.

Breaking up the gang

New powers conferred on the police, local authorities and the courts give them too much of a free rein and are overly prohibitive on respondents, says Jeannie Mackie

Update: commercial property

Milton McIntosh considers cases involving lease and licence distinction, the assignability and repudiation of agreements for lease, and the effect of the new compensation provisions on business tenancies

A charitable model

Stephen Roberts sheds light on the Charity Commission's model articles of association for charitable companies

All in agreement

Successful partnerships between the public and private sectors rely on a strong combination of well-managed risk and good governance, says Owen Willcox

A complex scenario

Amending procedural codes is not enough to resolve the costs problem in complex commercial litigation; judges themselves should address costs issues by managing the behaviour of parties, says Graham Huntley

Passing the check point

Are the new enhanced CRB checks on educational institutions really a step too far, asks Yvonne Spencer