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Ready, steady, LETR

The legal education review warm-up is over, says Melissa Hardee, as she urges firms to start considering how they could implement a range of possible changes to training and qualification requirements

Mitchell: an end to satellite litigation

The ruling is not conclusive enough to end the type of litigation the costs reforms seek to abolish, says Kash Balogun

Delegable duties: new boundaries for local authorities' liability

The Supreme Court decision holding Basildon council liable for a swimming pool accident merely refines the definition of non-delegable duties, says Malcolm Underhill

Give more to charity so HMRC takes less from an estate

Despite the government's initiative to encourage charitable bequests, some clients are missing out on effective inheritance tax mitigation, says Jessica Schock

The web can help build stronger relationships with clients

The internet hasn't killed old fashioned values, it's made it easier to tell your clients about them, says Paul Hajek

Planning update

Julian Boswall and Cathryn Tracey take a look at energy farms planning permissions, a speedier process for appeals and the Electricity Act regime in Scotland

Charity law update

New guidance clarifying charities' status benefits the public and trustees, says Tom Murdoch

What's a reasonable maximum fine?

The regulator's latest bid to increase its fining power is still too high, argues Stuart Bushell