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Online probate service launched

A national pilot allowing legal professionals to access an online probate service is being rolled out by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).

Walking the line

It's not just the profession who must 'walk the lin'; when it comes to regulatory investigations, insurance and ethics – the SRA must too, says Gideon Habel

Striking the balance: requests for information versus confidentiality

It's crucial to strike the right balance between complying with the law and not breaching your duty of confidentiality when a client is under police investigation, says Helen Simm

Digital tension with the law

Tom Pritchard asks whether it's time for digital witnesses following the Law Commission report on electronic execution

Charitable trust corporations as deputies

Matthew Duncan explains what a charity-run trust corporation must produce to satisfy the court it is a fit and proper person for a deputyship

Children proceedings: speeding up disclosure of police records

The 2013 protocol can be a useful tool in private Children Act cases where you need to obtain police records, as Mariko Wilson explains

Land agreements: when exclusivity clauses breach competition law

The CMA has started to use its competition enforcement powers to sanction anti-competitive land agreements between landlords and tenants, say Neil Baylis and Gwen Ballin-Reeler

Adoption orders: a rare revocation

Adoption orders: a rare revocation