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Pension offsetting is simple in principle but is surprisingly easy to get wrong, says Peter Moore

Belt tightening

As penniless politicians become increasingly hostile to trusts, tax planners are facing tough times ahead, say Rosamond McDowell and Ceri Norman-Short

It's regulatory, my dear will writers

As the controversy surrounding rogue will writers hots up, Ian Grant takes on the arguments surrounding full regulation

Heads will roll

It was September. All the old lags were there, full of stories of their summer exploits – how they had fallen out of apple trees...

Going round the houses

Now in-house legal privilege has been removed, what should practitioners do to avoid breaking the new rules? Gavin Foggo and Deepak Arora report

Open all hours

At just one year old, the Supreme Court is facing potentially massive cuts – so can it still justify its role as public educator? Lord...

Lawyers disappointed by Young report

Personal injury lawyers have given a mixed response to Lord Young's report on the operation of health and safety laws.

First corporate manslaughter trial may be scuppered by director's poor health

The first ever trial of a company charged with offences under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 may not go ahead, Solicitors Journal has learned.