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Piece of the puzzle: Iles v Iles

Iles v Iles is a good example of the practical application of the criteria for granting relief under the Trustee Act 1925, says Simon Goldberg

It's a family affair: succession planning advice

Succession planning advice for family businesses, by Mike Fleming

Unmarried couples don't always intend an enduring relationship

Cases involving unmarried couples appear to be decided on the principle that the relationship was entered into under the expectation it would endure but statistics...

The big picture: The problems with professional liability insurance

Thomas Berman discusses why the US professional liability insurance marketplace has changed little in 20 years

Highway code: investment strategies

Malcolm Smith plots the best route to a successful investment strategy

Should a breach of trust be 'serious' to end an agency agreement?

The claim against fashionable shoemaker Crocs by its former UK agents that 'the company wrongly ended their agreement could reinvent the rules on 'termination of...

Quality street: are accreditation schemes any use?

Accreditation schemes for the legal profession are – in the main – hyped up box-ticking processes doing little to help solicitors on the high street,...

European briefing | Complying with information requirements online

Few would disagree that handing over a letter counts as communicating information, even though the recipient must open it to know about its content, 'so...