Curb your enthusiasmWith the government hinting at serious IP reform, Jonathan Silverman offers a step-by-step guide to handling inventors
Skype helps courts cut costsPressure on costs combined with a steady rise in workload has led to greater use of technology in court including the free internet phone service Skype, the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal's annual report has revealed.
And they're off!As LeO beds down, chief ombudsman Adam Sampson gives us the inside scoop on what went on at the business end of the phone lines
Local bill for local peopleStephen Matthew goes behind the headline council cuts to find out what the localism bill really means for lawyers
Brick by brickMark Warwick and Paul De La Piquerie reminisce about some of 2010's juiciest commercial property disputes
Update: insolvencyThere have been fewer insolvencies than expected, but it has still been a busy year for the courts, says David Archer
Vanishing pointCoupling costs reform with legal aid cuts could cause calamity for clinical negligence claimants, argues Malcolm Underhill
Human rights of sex offenders 'breached by blanket ban'Banning sex offenders from adopting, fostering or working with children breaches their human rights, an academic at the LSE has argued.