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Update: health and safety

Zahra Nanji considers the implications of the first charge under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 on health and safety prosecutions, and warns employers that the courts put a high duty on them to protect their employees from risk of injury

Going public

Publishers and parents alike should take particular care before releasing details of a child's private life to avert potentially damaging consequences for the families concerned, says Barbara Hewson

Charge it to the dust

Since the introduction of the new administration regime, the flexible approach to expenses on rented property is no longer applicable to rates and this may make the chance of a successful review harder, says Geraldine Clark

Challenging times

New business structures and threatened cuts in fees leave publicly funded barristers facing some difficult questions, says Desmond Browne QC

Blowing their cover

Peter Tyldesley is looking forward to the Law Commission's much-needed proposals for the reform of insurance contract law

Update: consumer

Laurie Heizler considers the risks that online advertisers take with personal data and the privacy implications of 'behavioural advertising'

Update: pensions

Alan Fowler reviews recent developments on Personal Accounts, provides a reminder about consultation, a warning for trustees, and an update on overseas schemes

An end to estimates?

The current system of costs estimates is not providing clients with the certainty they need, and is likely to become tougher, warns Howard Dean