Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7265

John Mitchell compares recent developments in guardianship orders with the current rules on adoption

In the first of two articles on the 44th update to the CPR, Nicholas Bevan considers changes to the procedures governing pre-action admissions

BBC Worldwide Ltd v Bee Load Ltd (trading as Archangel Ltd) [2007] EWHC 134 (Comm), [2007] All ER (D) 107 (Feb)

Baxendale-Walker v Law Society [2007] EWCA Civ 233, [2007] All ER (D) 254 (Mar)

CPR Pt 6 is fraught with technical difficulties. Andrew Butler reports on recent developments

Parents should not be criminalised for having fat children, says Tracey Elliott

Two-tiered duty to promote race equality, Race Relations Act 1976, S71, Legal necessity for proper consultation

Worker v home worker, Lapsed warnings, TUPE transfers

Subsidising another man's child, Wealthy ex-wives, nominal orders, Housing benefit and unmarried payments

M v DPP [2007] All ER (D) 74 (Mar)