Janet Armstrong-Fox discusses preventing a sub-sale, the increase in the annual rent threshold for assured shorthold tenancies, a change to Land Registry policy on identification evidence, and the wording of contracts
As another can of worms opens in the world of legal expenses insurance, Mark Lee ponders the effects on a policyholder's power to choose their own solicitor
Charlotte Watts reviews the gift aid rules, failure of charitable gifts, equality legislation, and new measures to make it easier for charities to sell land
As the ombudsman prepares to open shop, solicitors face hurried complaints handling and the possibility of a surge in speculative negligence claims, says Susanna Heley
Rules on testamentary capacity established 140 years ago laid down clear principles, but failure to secure contemporaneous evidence at various stages of the will-making process continues to trip testators and their lawyers, says Peter Boynton
