Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7345

Lawyers unite to condemn “over-personalised” attack on privacy judge

ID cards roll out

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City  Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

Pro bono week

R (on the application of Cukurova Finance International Ltd) v HM Treasury [2008] EWHC 2567 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 02 (Nov)

Digicel (St Lucia) Ltd v Cable and Wireless plc [2008] EWHC 2522 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 226 (Oct)

Practice—Family proceedings—Costs

Real gloom

Child protection

Ed Mitchell & Clive Lewis QC on care home closures and the plight of vulnerable adults