Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7446

Child Poverty Action Group v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2010] UKSC 54, [2010] All ER (D) 97 (Dec)

Grogan v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] UKUT 416 (TCC), [2010] All ER (D) 96 (Dec)

Isabel West provides a snapshot of the expert witness landscape

Jonathan Herring’s delightful “little red book” provides some useful tips on arguing that come from his background as a leading lawyer.

Transferring legal status from surrogate mother a “difficult balance”

Housing benefit & tax credits unaffected

Lawyers have given a cautious welcome to Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s green paper on sentencing reform

The Charity Commission is revising its investment guidance for trustees to allow for “social investment”.

Government-funded apprenticeships that will serve as “training contracts” for support staff are being rolled out in the legal sector.

Only lords and ladies are to grace the bench of the Supreme Court, by Royal decree.