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Don't state the obvious

Logos and slogans are both key ways of marketing your firm, but it's important to realise what you have that your competitors are lacking, says...

How many more wills account for nothing?

Solicitors must take heed of the SRA's new will-writing guidance, ?which focuses on professional ethics rather than technique, says ?John van der Luit-Drummond

CGT: a new reason for letting go

Stephen Chater explores capital ?gains tax changes, what's involved ?in setting up an employee ownership trust and considerations a financial adviser would wish to raise...

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Book review

Karen Mitchell reads International Guide to Money Laundering Law and Practice (fourth edition)

Guidance is not enough

Even though banks have instructions for dealing with powers of attorney, clients still need support and back-up from their advisers, says Sofia Tayton

Win-win situation

IFAs and solicitors can work together for everyon';s benefit, providing a holistic service for the client and future generations, says Scott Gallacher

Who is affected by the decisions of the Charity Commission?

It can be a question of fact rather than a question of law, argues Stephen Roberts