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Clinical negligence and PI
Solicitors Journal

Clinical negligence and PI

Dr Jock Mackenzie on causation and general practitioners, and Vijay Ganapathy on success fees, ex turpi causa and untraced drivers
Risky business
Solicitors Journal

Risky business

The new conduct rules are insufficient to ensure that the profession begins to treat risk management assessments seriously, argues Miles Geffin
Reality television
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Reality television

Justin Michaelson and Adam Pollack consider whether the recent media phone-in scandals may encourage greater use of British “class action”
Update: wills, probate and trusts
Solicitors Journal

Update: wills, probate and trusts

Catherine McAleavey on appointing replacement executors and joint accounts, with Catherine Sanders on possession and retiring trustees
Look before you sign on the line
Solicitors Journal

Look before you sign on the line

If you sign cheques make sure that you limit the number of signatories . In a recent fraud investigation, a long serving accounts clerk used seven different signatories to sign petty cash cheques on a rotational basis.
Topping up the piggy
Solicitors Journal

Topping up the piggy

Unless we can predict our death, corporate pension provision remains the best option for employers and employees, says Robin Ellison