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View from the bench | Enforcing charging orders

New civil practice rules could make it easier for creditors to enforce charging orders but they must still follow the correct procedure, says District Judge Paul Ayers

Workshop: Private client: tax nothings

With unremitting publicity surrounding tax avoidance, 'clients' concerns are turning towards their wealth management. Andrew Watters shares ways to make major problems into manageable ones

Update | Wealth management

Ann Stanyer reviews recent Court of Protection cases on investment duties and on gifts from a patient's estate, as well as new rules in the Budget on IHT deductibility and specialty debts, and the tax status of holiday lets

Experts | The future for experts in low-value RTA claims

What do government changes mean for experts instructed in low-value claims, ask Richard West and Deborah Newberry

Update | Licensing

Roy Light discusses the requirement to advertise licensing applications, sexual entertainment venues, test purchases, ?and taxi licensing

Surviving the new season

Following our report on the impact of RDR on wealth management, Jennifer Palmer-Violet asks Martyn Laverick for the marketing director's view

Charles Plant: 'LETR brings outcomes focus to legal education'

As he encourages solicitors to endorse the LETR's recommendation to scrap minimum CPD hours, the chair of the SRA board welcomes the greater emphasis on outcomes and professional ethics

Experts | Selecting the right biomedical expert

In this new litigation costs management era, the need for efficient and accurate selection of an appropriate expert has become even more important, says Dr Duniya Okada