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A recap of the regulators' current reports and consultations

Will the SRA fulfil their plan to promote effective engagement with the profession, asks Susanna Heley

Trustees' costs liabilities in bankruptcies: BPE Solicitors v Gabriel

The Supreme Court considered Borneman v Wilson (1884) 28 Ch D 53 to no longer be good law in a judgment which will be welcomed...

Lord Tebbit proves once again that politicians need a crash course in the common law

Former Conservative party chairman alleges greedy Leigh Day lawyers are 'laughing all the way to the bank'

Nil by inheritance

The government's new main residence allowance is not the catch-all solution to inheritance tax, warns Kate Johnson

Almost all carers miss out on pension credits

People who care for others for at least 20 hours a week could be eligible

How to generate extra income as a family lawyer post-cuts

Austin Chessell explains how he has utilised mediation to continue practising family law

The Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme: Fit and proper?

To combat the illegal and duty free sale of alcohol, new legislation will ensure those involved in the wholesale trading of alcohol are registered with...

Up in the air: Flight delay claim queries return to Europe

Despite their stubbornness compared to their European counterparts, the UK courts will once again ask Luxembourg for clarification of the Denied Boarding Regulation, writes Mark...