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Unfair advantage

Martin Oliver considers the difficulty with alleging undue influence in probate disputes

Refocusing priorities: How to get a clear picture of your firm's market position

Consultant Tony Williams explores how managing partners can reorganise their firms to increase efficiencies

PACE Update: arrests, evidence, confession

Jill Lorimer and Caroline Day consider cases concerning grounds for arrest, confession evidence and challenges to the validity of search warrants

Charitable status

Top tips on how to set up a charity, by Simon Leney and Kate Arnold

Legal aid: the final reckoning

It ended in a draw. A tied vote on domestic violence in the House of Lords – ironically the area where ministers have given the...

The legal aid bill is a disaster for both clients and providers

The government will come to regret making such deep cuts to vital services, warns Carol Storer

How to defend chronic pain cases

Duncan Wright outlines the key points to consider when defending claims in this challenging area

Off balance

Can the National Planning PolicyFramework really serve the interests of both the pro-growth business sector and the conservationalists? Andrew Fraser-Urquhart investigates