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Probate practice (2)

In the second of three articles, Ann Stanyer reveals her 'best practice' tips on the valuation and distribution of chattels

UPDATE: professional negligence

Spike Charlwood and Luke Wygas report on key cases: Football League, Marplace, Sephton and Abou-Ramah

SJ interview: Peter Hurst

It is 25 years since Peter Hurst was appointed a Taxing Master and he has been the Senior Costs Judge for 15 of those. He talks to Michael Bacon about development of cost litigation, the conditional fee regime and the 'postcode lottery'

Choose your court

Michael Salter and Chris Bryden provide practical guidance on the most suitable forum in workplace discrimination claims

Probate practice (1)

Taking steps to identify a client's chattels at the time a will is drafted can save executors a lot of trouble. In the first of a series of three articles, Ann Stanyer shares her 'best practice' tips

Conflicts & confidentiality (2)

In the second of two articles on professional conflict rules, Jane Jarman examines disclosure issues

Crashing out

The recent case of Casey v Cartwright provides guidance on the circumstances where defendants in low velocity impact claims can rely on their own expert evidence, says Elizabeth Jones, but there are still loopholes

Update: human rights (December 2006)

Al Rawi and Wainwright consider the rights of prisoners' families. Ben Lask reports