Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7302

Re C (A Child)(Adoption: Local Authority’s Duty) [2007] EWCA Civ 1206, [2007] All ER (D) 368 (Nov)

Human Rights

Spiers (Procurator Fiscal) v Ruddy [2007] UKPC D2

L v CPS [2007] EWHC 1843 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 224 (Jul)

Should employees be punished for standing up for their views? Juliet Carp reports

How do law firms attract and retain talent? Guy Clapperton explains

Legal Services

Does current legislation do enough to protect the rights of the UK's millions of unpaid carers? asks Rona Epstein

Travel and Tourism

R (on the application of the Law Society) v Legal Services Commission Dexter Montague & Partners (a firm) v Legal Services Commission [2007] EWCA Civ 1264, [2007] All ER (D) 469 (Nov) Court of Appeal, Civil Division