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Welcome, residence 'nil-rate band

Vicky Day assesses the cumulative and complex effects of the ?Finance Bill (No. 2) 2015 on solicitors and their clients

'On the 12 days after Christmas'

A remastered version by the Association of Her Majesty's District Judges, with apologies to the lyricist of 'The 12 Days of Christmas'

End of the blame game 'in divorces?

Carla Ditz assesses the present state of the law and the campaign ?to alter the unnecessarily acrimonious route to divorce

Setting up a trust corporation: 'How to compete with ABSs and banks

Arshoo Singh considers how a law firm-owned trust corporation is used ?and weighs up the benefits and disadvantages of creating one

Direct access: The impact on barristers, solicitors and clients

Chrissie Lightfoot speaks with barristers and solicitors to determine if direct access helps or hinders them in meeting clients' needs

State of play: case summaries

Elizabeth Eyre and Jennifer Ridgway examine recent cases involving the taxation of offshore trusts, the appointment of suitable deputies and the arbitration of a family feud

Merging clients: How merging law firms can avoid losing clients

Merging law firms are at risk of losing more than a fifth of their clients. Louise Fleming and Steve Lee speak with law firm leaders about how they keep clients at the centre of merger processes

Cybercrime targets: The biggest cybersecurity weaknesses in law firms

Many UK law firms are failing to tackle their greatest risks to cybercrime, a Managing Partner survey has found. Manju Manglani reveals the biggest cybersecurity weaknesses