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Full digital divorce process 'won't happen any time soon'

Online divorce petition expected to be completed by end of summer 2017

Calls for ADR renewed as 'Divorce Month' begins

Family charity calls for greater take-up of out-of-court options for separating couples

Solicitors tribunal publishes first fining bands guidance

New SDT sanctions guidelines reflect changing nature of legal work

Lawyers urge Lord Chancellor to rethink whiplash reforms

Implying lawyers dishonestly profit from insurance claims is 'absurd and offensive', says claimant solicitor

Protecting the mighty insurance industry

The government's whiplash reforms are propaganda designed to kid the public, writes Qamar Anwar

Why solicitors play a key role in charitable giving

Rob Cope explains how simply raising the option of legacy giving with clients can increase the number of gifts made to charity

Is your contribution 'special' enough?

The case law on special contributions shows the court has set the threshold inordinately high for parties seeking to deviate from equality, writes Lara Myers

Tax planning for everyone

Following the media furore over the late Duke of Westminster's estate, Eamonn Daly highlights the differences between legitimate tax arrangements and abusive avoidance