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No fool's gold in Manchester

Mary Nowell shares her thoughts on the North West legal marketplace where business is booming for property lawyers

Is arbitration a barrier to the courts?

CIArb responds to the New York Times' investigation into arbitration practice in the US

Collateral damage

Chris Moorcroft looks at how changes to the treatment of non-doms' inheritance tax, ownership of residential property and the remittance basis will affect prospective and...

How do Ilott and King affect the current law?

Richard McDermott and Adam Carvalho consider the fallout from two significant recent cases and review the law on challenges to wills and 'deathbed gifts'

Change in the 'private rented sector

New legislation is a welcome attempt to deal with problems that have been affecting the private rented sector for years, but does it go far...

Setting aside 'unconscionable bargains

A recent case has provided guidance on whether legal advice is the ultimate shield in circumstances where a property sale is challenged, writes Morayo Fagborun...

Operation Tuleta: 'Justice delayed and denied

Amjid Jabbar discusses the collapse of the high-profile hacking trial and

How your people dictate 'your future direction

Hiring staff who will fit into the model you want your business to follow is critical to sustaining growth, believes Viv Williams