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Spotlight | Charles Gothard

Opportunity returns: it was rare for Macfarlanes to make a lateral partner hire and Charles Gothard decided it was right to go back, he tells Jennifer Palmer-Violet

Tales of the unexpected

When relatives show up to claim their slice of an estate, there ?may be others unaware of the potential inheritance, says Fraser & Fraser

Risk test: The risks that create professional liability claims

Matt Humphrey discusses how to test your firm's systems and processes for risks that could lead to professional liability claims

Should will writing be the 'loss leader' in your private client services chain?

Persuading clients that one of your partners should act as executor of their wills is a reasonable strategy to keep your will-writing business thriving but it is not without risks, say Mike Jarrett and Justin Holmes

An Englishman abroad: the pros and cons of overseas personal injury claims

The opportunity created for lawyers by overseas personal injury claims is equalled only by the risk, says Matthew Chapman

The purpose of the 'open offer' is a mystery

If the purpose of the 'open offer' is to force paying parties to make realistic ?offers at an early stage it has ?failed, argues Simon Gibbs

Workshop: When is a partner not a partner

HMRC's latest consultation on partner status should make lawyers take a long look at existing arrangements, says Jonathan Silverman

Update | Crime: criminal cartel offence, the Victims' Right to Review, tax evasion and new caution guidance

Miranda Ching examines changes to the criminal cartel offence, the Victim's Right to Review, HMRC's exposal of tax evasion and new guidance on the issuing of cautions