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Defects in building fire safety

Mostyn Bullock considers the decline in building standards and asks what the industry can do to stop the rot

Common ground

Reforms and fee cuts have led to tensions between expert witnesses and solicitors, but both professions are united in deploring the impact on access to justice, says Mark Solon

The changing face of risk for law firms

Richard Brown, Martin Ellis, and Colin Taylor advise firms on managing risk and engaging the right broker to assist in obtaining PI insurance

Changes to confiscation law: part two

David Winch discusses amendments to confiscation law made by recent legislation, including changes to restraint orders and the new power to make compliance orders

Contending probate

You might think that contesting the validity of a 'homemade' will which overrides a previous will and leaves the entire estate to a new and unknown beneficiary would be successful - you would be wrong

Same rules apply

The test for mental capacity for making a lifetime transaction can be just as high as that required for when drafting a will, warns Margaret Windram

State of play: case summaries

Jennifer Ridgway and Karen Bayley review case law concerning the revocation of a power of attorney, constructive trusts and the management of a compensation award to a vulnerable client

Up to speed

The latest changes to the LPA registration process are very welcome, however fewer stages comes with a risk of exposing vulnerable donors