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Helping clients secure capital gains tax exemption on their main residence

Don't take it for granted that your clients will get CGT exemption on their principal private residence, especially where 'permanence' may not be obvious, John...

To what extent should regulators be involved in legal education?

The market is growing but there are fewer fully qualified lawyers to serve clients, so the profession must actively engage with colleges and trainers, says...

Just how bad can indemnity insurance woes get?

This may be the first year of an 'annual cull' of SME firms, Stuart Bushell warns

Heart of the family business

Giving back to the community engages employees and helps with succession planning, says Penny Lovell

The misnomer screen: can a defendant hide behind a provision misdescribing the party to a contract?

Establishing clearly the identity of the parties to a contract will avoid potentially costly satellite litigation, says Anna Brooks-Gallerani as she examines recent case law...

Re Boff and Re JK

Lynsey Colman sums up new Court of Protection cases, about attorneys and personal welfare deputies

Helping clients secure capital gains tax exemption on their main residence

Don't take it for granted that your clients will get CGT exemption on their principal private residence, especially where 'permanence' may not be obvious, J

Getting to grips with provisional assessment of bills of cost

District Judge Marshall Phillips