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60-second interview: Ziva Robertson

As she settles into her new role, Ziva Robertson wants to follow her new firm's US lead, she tells Jennifer Palmer-Violet

Leniency for drug mules: not just what they've done but who they are

Fairness dictates that judges should take account of family circumstances in the sentencing of drug mules who are sole or primary carers for dependent relatives,...

Property Focus | Landlords beware: no guarantees after a material variation

The judgment in Topland provides a timely reminder to commercial property landlords and their lawyers who have guarantees in place against their tenants, says Nikolas...

Greek practice: taking your country's rules across the EU

That different states have different rules for professionals is a barrier to a single market, says Paul Stanley NO, but it is unavoidable

Take a SIPP

Self-invested personal pensions have attracted much interest, primarily because they offer great flexibility when saving for retirement, says Katy Barnard

Window of opportunity

Do landed estates represent acres of potential or could they become dangerous millstones? Sell up, borrow or diversify? Fiona Graham ?looks at how families are...

Ignorance is amiss

How can a trust harm others? Nicholas Holland discusses trustees' fiduciary obligations and the consequence of Nelsonian knowledge

Stuart Fuller: How he is creating a 'challenger' global law firm

Manju Manglani speaks with Stuart Fuller about how King & Wood Mallesons is gearing up to become a 'challenger' global law firm