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Tax planning for heritage assets: portrait of Omai

Is artwork 'plant and machinery'? ?Ann Stanyer considers the tax tussle over the portrait of Omai

60-second interview: Teresa Cullen

Fladgat';s new family specialist, Teresa Cullen, says clients are focused on what the Law Commission's matrimonial report means for them

All aboard

Business development is critically important, so how are you going to create a positive culture and get everyone involved, asks Geraint Jones

Practitioners overlook arbitration when resolving patent infringement

Recognised arbitral bodies are responsible for promoting the multitude of advantages arbitration employs as a preferred choice for patent disputes, says Clive D Thorne

Deprivation of liberty after Cheshire West

We now have greater clarity as to what deprivation of liberty is, but at what cost, asks Ben Troke

The rotten apple: dealing with a dishonest solicitor

At least one medium-sized firm has collapsed under the weight of unsatisfied ?fraud-related claims, warns John Gould

Off the hook: protecting your firm against mortgage fraud

With a greater onus on conveyancers to show they are actively protecting themselves and their clients against mortgate fraud, Peter Rodd shares his tips on...

Immigration update

The 'good character' requirement in the British Nationality Act 1981 and 'safe' third countries, says Kathryn Bradbury