Whatever happened to rehabilitation? The decision of the Court of Appeal in Chief Constable of Humberside v The Information Commissioner [2009] EWCA Civ 1079 demonstrates that in reality no conviction is ever truly spent. The well-established belief that minor criminal convictions can be wiped out by time and repentance, and that mistakes made in youth need not dog one through the years of respectability which follow, has no foundation in fact.
Anna Stillman discusses the latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules in relation to expert evidence, set-off between two adjudicators' decisions, the first corporate manslaughter prosecution and refusal to enforce an adjudicator's decision
Helen Bryant reviews the EU's proposals to simplify international succession, new protocols for post-probate administration and cases on jointly owned assets
Most of the latest changes to the Civil Procedure Rules describe practices that those who use experts should already carry out, but practitioners will find it helpful that these are now supported by the courts, says Georgina Squire
Lord Gill's proposals to modernise the Scottish civil justice system and improve access to justice are long overdue and will be welcomed by solicitors and clients alike, says Robin Macpherson
All law firms should adopt an electronic billing system to provide clients with the efficiency and consistency they increasingly expect, says Damian Blackburn
