Baby P: why the system fails

December 4, 2008 LAW BULLETIN Dear Reader, Visit Times Online today for news on corporate and public law, views from our Law Panel and Law Reports Why the system fails children at risk The death of Baby P calls into question changes the Government has made to protect vulnerable children The Frances Gibb Column Heavy handed tactics over Damian Green's arrest cause cross-party outrage Lawyers are wondering if any prosecution under the common law will amount to a deliberate subversion of Parliament's intention THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS Don't know who Tesco's chief executive is? Then you, too, can be a trainee City commercial lawyer A group of Freshfields trainees fail to answer even half of the questions correctly in a business quiz. How would you do? Treasury's £5bn bill over BAT ruling Victory for BAT over foreign subsidiary dividends could trigger new legal challenges from about 20 multinational companies Drug companies celebrate collapse of case Serious Fraud Office suffers huge defeat with the collapse of its £25m, six-year investigation into alleged price fixing Total faces criminal charges over Buncefield blast The French giant is one of five companies facing prosecution by the Environment Agency over the fire at the oil storage depot LATEST FEATURES 'Privacy law is not new - we've had it since Naomi's case' The new chairman of the Bar Council is Desmond Browne, QC, the first defamation silk to lead his profession David Greene: 'Class actions alllow people access to the courts' The American legal system cannot be dismissed simply because abuses occur, says the Edwin Coe partner Who is next in line for a bailout? Serious questions are being asked whether state aid is legal under EU and WTO regulations Weird Cases: an intemperate judge A Nevada judge is deposed from the bench after a tribunal finds her 'boorish' and 'disrespectful' Law Reports Click here to read all of this week's case reports THE LAW100 Our inaugural list of the UK's most powerful lawyers The best law firms to work for 2008 The UK's best law schools Professional Indemnity Compare business insurance quotes online Business IFAs Specialist business IFAs Legal Advice Search for corporate legal specialists Free CV Review Update your résumé Law Jobs Latest positions Business Travel Latest news If you no longer wish to receive the Law Bulletin, please click here to unsubscribe. If you wish to speak to a Customer Services Representative, please call 020 7860 1133. News International Limited, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY, is the holding company for the News International Group and is registered in England No 81701. Times Newspapers Ltd is a member of the Direct Marketing Association and registered under the Data Protection Act 1998. To see our privacy policy, click here .