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Solicitors ahead in probate battle with banks

Just under half of people who have used legal advisers to obtain probate have used a solicitor, recent research seen by Solicitors Journal has revealed,...

Diversity and knowledge sharing

Brad Meyer discusses why diversity is a fundamental consideration for effective knowledge sharing

Money spinning

The Young report is fundamentally flawed but at least it takes Jackson into account, argue Professor John Peysner and Dr Angus Nurse

Dead end street

DJ Peter Glover considers the unlikely survival of the Lower Street rule

Out in the cold

Lawyers must step in to fight the systematic neglect of homeless people caused by cash-strapped councils, says Zia Nabi

In with the new

The new regime for the Patents County Court should improve the process for handling intellectual property disputes – but efficient court management will be vital...

Update: commercial property

Ben Brayford and Eugene McMahon consider the recent OFT guidance on land agreements, what recent case law tells us about tenants' break clauses and a...

Update: tax and trusts

With the third Finance Act of the year to be published shortly, it has been a rollercoaster period for practitioners, writes David Bird