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Avoiding residual balances

Simon Sheppard outlines the steps solicitors can take to tighten up their systems

The highs and lows of shared ownership

Schemes that reduce the initial costs of buying a home are becoming increasingly popular, but there are some hidden complexities, explains Roberta Organ

First 100 years: A celebration of women in law

While recognising the strides made by women lawyers over the last century, Laura Clenshaw observes that true equality in the profession has not yet been...

Online estate agents: The start of a conveyancing revolution?

The advent of online estate agencies could give conveyancers the opportunity to build new business and rethink the solicitor-estate agent dynamic, explains Mark Riddick

Global focus on bribery remains on the individual

Section 7 offence of the 'vanishing' (Bribery) Act 2010 will remain as it is, much to the dismay of the Serious Fraud Office director, David...

Should the Limbu test be applied more widely?

A recent judicial review brought against a regulative body shows the requirements of transparency are more burdensome than previously realised, writes Stephen Hocking

The right spaces in the right places

As the One Public Estate initiative enters its next phase, the government must seize the opportunity to dispose of surplus land and meet demand for...

What do home businesses mean for landlords?

Elizabeth Dwomoh and Richard Hayes analyse the effect of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 on business tenancy renewal protection