Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7261

The upside of external funding is clear, but firms should watch out for pitfalls says Clare Copeman

R v Gordon and others [2007] EWCA Crim 165

Busy lawyers can be excellent managers but it won’t happen overnight, says Heather Stewart

In brief

R v Seed; R v Stark [2007] All ER (D) 161 (Feb)

Crofton v National Health Service Litigation Authority [2007] EWCA Civ 71, [2007] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)

In brief

Tan v Sitkowski [2007] EWCA Civ 30, [2007] All ER (D) 16 (Feb)

Aird v Prime Meridian Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 1866, [2006] All ER (D) 358 (Dec)

Re S (a child) (adoption: special guardianship) [2007] EWCA Civ 54, [2007] All ER (D) 81 (Feb)