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Apocalypse now

The next few years will see an unprecedented shake-up of the legal market. There will be winners and losers. In this new series, different specialists from the Legal Practice Group examine what it will take to survive and thrive in the increasingly competitive post-Clementi, post-Carter world. In this first article, Simon Slater explains why many firms will find that mergers and acquisitiosn provide the best way forward

Facing case management

Law firms need to adapt to obtain maximum benefit from case management systems, says IT columnist Rupert Kendrick

ASBO 'victim'

For a person to behave in an anti-social manner, does a potential victim need to be present? Philip Rule reports

Practice trends: wills & probate

As the Legal Services Act looms, wills & probate lawyers must turn their business from loss-leaders to money spinners. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

Planning after Barker

David Brock and Caroline Moreton offer advice to local authorities and developers caught up in the uncertainty created by Barker

Work in progress

Employment Act 2002: Cedric de Lisser warns of unforeseen hazards

Update: wills & trusts

Catherine McAleavey and Catherine Sanders discuss Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, severance of joint tenancy by will, contract to make a will, capacity for severance of joint tenancy, Finance Act 2006 changes, trustee exemption clauses and Re Hastings-Bass

Update: PACE

Robert Buckland analyses changes in the codes of practice of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and recent case law