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20 Oct 2014

Investment threshold for Tier 1 UK visa doubled

The government has potentially missed an opportunity to attract further investment from foreign nationals

20 Oct 2014

Brand new look for Moneypenny

By Moneypenny

20 Oct 2014

Safeguards needed for innocent third parties in website blocking cases

High Court delivers landmark judgment in trade mark dispute between luxury brands and ISPs

20 Oct 2014

Forgive and forget

HMRC's cost effective approach to tax collection is the result of a lack of resources and may only succeed in shifting lost tax revenue from one category to another, says Robert Maas The UK has only once granted a limited amnesty and, as far as I kno

20 Oct 2014

Legal ombudsman calls for regulation in will writing

The ombudsman has suggested a voluntary scheme as a short-term solution until a long-term alternative is found

17 Oct 2014

News in brief: week beginning 13 October 2014

Chris Grayling should be a guardian of the justice system, the Elgin Marbles must be returned to Greece and British football may be reaching breaking point on ethnic diversity

17 Oct 2014

Who stands to gain?

Changes to the law on intestacy means wills may have to be updated repeatedly to reflect what will become a continuously shifting landscape, says James Ward

17 Oct 2014

A popular profession?

Should the legal profession be more popular with the public than it currently is? That is the question that has been circling my mind this week since Kevin Poulter asked what makes a 'good lawyer' in last week's issue, and questioned whether a practitioner must only work for the underdog to be considered as such.