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Function over form

The recent ruling that decisions by housing associations can be subject to judicial review is only one step towards allowing more challenges to decisions by registered providers under the new Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, says Andrew Dymond

Part of the package

Only some of the passengers on the Qantas flight forced to make an emergency landing in Manila could seek compensation for psychological shock, says David Grant

European briefing

The latest European Court of Justice ruling on access to information is unrealistic, says Paul Stanley NO

Band of brothers

Laura Empson analyses what makes partnership a unique business organisation and considers how its special qualities can survive under the Legal Services Act

Time to introduce an employers liability pack

An employers liability pack would not only help raise health and safety standards, it would also assist claimants in determining prospects of success, says Victoria Handley

Disability discrimination and possession after Malcolm

In Malcolm the House of Lords was faced with two interpretations of the Disability Discrimination Act neither of which it found satisfactory, says Ann Bevington

Practice makes perfect

Law courses that offer more practical elements to help to prepare students for the rigours of practice should be embraced as attractive to students and employers,says Philip Roberts

Respect at the cutting edge

The media is full of the debate about knife crime. The London Evening Standard billboards are proclaiming almost daily about the latest murder and the almost inconceivable statistics about the amount of knife crime and related assaults that are occurring daily, weekly and annually.