Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7349

The press is bound but not gagged, says Stephen Loughrey

Where there’s a will, a quarrel’s on the way, says Michael Tringham

Ruling will prompt legislative change for DNA database

What happens when surveyors are hoodwinked into valuing the wrong property? Evelyn Reid reports

Carr and others v Beaven and others [2008] EWHC 2582 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 289 (Oct)

Human Rights—Privacy—Retention of fingerprints and DNA samples
S and another v United Kingdom (App Nos 30562/04 and 30566/04)
European Court of Human Rights, 4 December 2008
The blanket and indiscriminate nature of the powers of retention of fingerprints, cellular samples and DNA profiles of persons suspected but not convicted of offences constitutes a violation of Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights

A joined-up approach to fraud gets the best results, says Michael Peacock

Van der Giessen-De-Noord Shipbuilding Division BV v Imtech Marine & Offshore BV [2008] EWHC 2904 (Comm), [2008] All ER (D) 284 (Nov)