Ten years of wrangling have failed to settle the corporate manslaughter debate, says Gerard Forlin
Sentences of imprisonment for public protection are under-funded and ineffective, says Julian Broadhead
Gordon Brown has shown he is willing to duck convention, but his legislative programme contains few surprises so far, says John Ludlow
Time is running out for what was one of the best legal systems in the world, says Michael Mansfield QC
The government should act now to counter concerns about the Legal Services Bill’s threat to independence, says Desmond Browne QC
Stephen Baker considers the implications of BAE’s decision to appoint Lord Woolf to head up its ethics committee
Taxing times as Law Lords consider Jones v Garnett
The Bush-Blair “war on terror” has left us with a raft of bad laws, says Jago Russell
If you believe the newspapers, probation officers are the root cause of prison overcrowding, says Julian Broadhead
Julian Samiloff considers whether Irish abortion law breaches human rights
Private client department announces partner hire
Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office
Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ