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End in sight: Presumption of Death Bill

There is light at the end of the tunnel for the introduction ?of presumption of death legislation, says Kirsten Bennett

Reap what you sow: agricultural diversification

Agricultural diversification can make a farm work harder, but ?advisers need to ensure they do not get tangled up in thorny tax ?issues, says Anne Elliott

Update | Insolvency: Bankruptcy tourism

Denise Fawcett explains how the UK's more lenient ?bankruptcy legislation has encouraged debtors from ?other jurisdictions into the country

Update | Estate planning: multiple wills in different jurisdictions

Susi Dunn tackles the pitfalls of interpreting multiple wills in 'separate jurisdictions and judicial encouragement of trustees

Protecting your firm from money laundering fraud

With property fraud on the rise, conveyancing lawyers need to be ever more alert to spotting the first signs of criminal activity, says Mangala Murali

Complaints | Careful client correspondence

Michelle Garlick explains ?why sensitive handling of ?even the simplest administrative ?tasks will help to prevent embarrassing mistakes and confidentiality breaches

When can a breach of trust justify terminating an agency contract?

Stephen Sidkin examines the Court of Appeal's decision ?in Crocs on the extent to which an agent's duty to look after his principal's interests is a condition of an agency contract

Registering coastal land as 'village green'

Land partly or wholly covered by water, such as a beach or even a causeway, remains eligible for registration as a town or village green, says Alec Samuels