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Merging balance sheets: The key financial issues in law firm mergers

Colin Ives explores the key financial issues to manage in law firm merger negotiations

Business | Back to the drawing board

Rip up your old business plans and start afresh if you 'want to succeed, recommends Julian Summerhayes

Totting up: matrimonial property in Switzerland

Julien Perrin outlines the key points of Swiss law in matrimonial property matters

Charity | Deploying regulatory remedies efficiently

The Charity Commission's review of its latest ?case work is compelling reading for lawyers advising trustees, says Alice Holt

Simulation learning helps create more rounded lawyers

Virtual learning environments such as the fictional Scottish town of Ardcalloch equip future lawyers with the legal knowledge and professional skills they need in the...

Workshop: Drafting wills with a foreign element

Chris Hards explains how to draw up wills for clients with assets in multiple jurisdictions and avoid a prolonged probate process

Update | Sport: Doping and its consequences

What are the legal ramifications for sports people found to have breached 'doping rules? Kendrah Potts takes an in-depth look at Lance Armstrong's case

Update | Commercial property: Chancel repair liability, parking enforcement

Magnus Hassett, Ed Tennant and Ben Brayford consider recent developments in commercial property law including changes that may free property owners from ?chancel repair liability...