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Disgorged profits: Partnership terms to manage the impact of Jewel v Boxer

Law firms should assess the short and long-term impact of entering into a Jewel waiver, say Randy Evans and Shari Klevens

All systems go

Is your estate administration software up to date? And do you know how to ensure its success? Gregory van Dyk Watson underlines some common misconceptions

The weighting game

How well do you know your client? Are they willing and able to take investment risks? Charles MacKinnon clarifies the principles of asset allocation and the importance of rebalancing portfolios

Private client focus | Building trust: the challenges of trust administration

Administering a trust is 'often a difficult role, but knowing your client's wishes in-depth and appointing 'the right trustee helps. 'Paul Horton explains

Private client focus | Dodging a will-writing bullet

James Lewis offers advice on how to avoid common pitfalls in will writing

Risk forecast: Predict your firm's professional liability claims potential

Thomas Berman reveals how to use a weighted analysis to predict your firm's potential for professional liability claims

Spotlight | Catherine Grum

Going the distance: with a big sporting achievement to her name, Catherine Grum is racing ahead in her private wealth career too. She talks to Jennifer Palmer-Violet

Private client focus | Update: Court of Protection

Alex Ruck Keene and Annabel Lee consider 'recent cases in the 'Court of Protection