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Reporting to the client
Solicitors Journal

Reporting to the client

John Coulter explains why a report should be an essential part of your conveyancing procedure
Update: children
Solicitors Journal

Update: children

Noel Arnold reviews waiving privilege in care proceedings, wrongful removal of a child from the primary carer, the correct procedure for without notice applications and placement options for children
Update: estate planning
Solicitors Journal

Update: estate planning

Helen Bryant considers the legal rights of testators' children, including cases on provision for an adult child, rectification and international estates
Solicitors, but not as we know them
Solicitors Journal

Solicitors, but not as we know them

With the SRA suggesting one solicitor partner may be enough to call your practice a 'solicitor' firm, the jostling for position is already starting on Britain's high streets, says Stuart Bushell
Update: insolvency
Solicitors Journal

Update: insolvency

Denise Fawcett reviews recent cases involving out-of-court appointment of administrators in breach of company procedures, pensions contributions by an insolvent company, enforcement of a deed of surrender and the winding up of social clubs
Update: crime
Solicitors Journal

Update: crime

Ian Harris and David Birrell consider the new sentencing guidelines for assault, the criminal lifestyle provisions, hearsay in confiscation hearings and the admissibility of text messages
Suit up
Solicitors Journal

Suit up

Will the removal of expert immunity from suit have a negative impact on witness evidence, or will it improve standards and discourage mavericks? Andrew Wigston and Fiona Hinds join the debate