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In the wrong hands: can solicitors escape liability when lenders claim for breach of trust?

When transactions go wrong and lenders claim for breach of trust, can solicitors escape liability? Christopher Stone and Alison Padfield discuss how judges may be...

View from the bench | 'We will be thrilled 'to see you'

District Judge Tacey Cronin promises a warm welcome for solicitors as the tide of litigants in person rolls in

Workshop: Avoiding joint-ownership tax traps

John Bunker warns of the tax traps when advising on joint ownership of property

Charities | What makes a charity?

What is, and what is not a charity, is a matter of law not opinion, says Kenneth Dibble

Update | Personal injury: secondary victim liability, foreseeability, health and safety

Vijay Ganapathy discusses developments in secondary victim liability, foreseeability, and health and safety

Update | Intellectual property/IT: Meltwater, draft EU technology transfer regulation, credit card charges

Susan Singleton examines the Meltwater ruling, the draft EU technology transfer regulation and credit card charges

Bar Focus | Known unknowns: the impact of litigants in person

We know to expect a rise in the number of self-represented litigants and stricter adherence to processes post-LASPO but the long-term impacts can only be...

Bar Focus | How to adapt and thrive

The Bar is adapting to the new-look legal services sector, says Emma Waddingham. And this is how its done, as a chambers or a law...