Archive

Not many happy returns

He's one of ProcureCo's biggest fans, but even Ian Dodd has found little to celebrate on its first birthday

Looking on tempests

There are alternatives to Jackson which have the benefit that they might actually work, argues Martyn McLeish

A united front

With the government exaggerating the case for legal aid cuts, it is up to all of us to put the record straight, says Peter Lodder QC

Extend and defend

The Prisoners Advice Service is turning 20 at a time when penal reform is back on the front pages. Matthew Evans reminds the government of why the long struggle to forge prison rights must not get lost in the shake up

Confidence boost

Saira Kabir Sheikh discusses the Supreme Court's decision to give the green light to 'in house' procurement by public authorities

Under siege

Richard Barr reports from the frontline of the compensation culture war

Update: insolvency

David Archer looks at recent cases in corporate and personal insolvency, and considers the Pensions Regulator's ability to impose a financial support direction

Mi casa su casa?

Jean Parkinson tries to unravel the logic behind Ken Clarke's decision to crack down on squatting