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Feeling charitable: should you be part of a free will-writing scheme?

Before getting involved in a charity's will scheme, make sure this is part of a focused plan on both sides, says Gary Rycroft

Head in the cloud: getting started with AI

Artificial intelligence has burst into the legal services sector and it's now here to stay, says Stephen Brown as he shares some practical pointers to get you going

Mayson revisits question of title-based regulation

The title 'solicitor' was queried as the “lynchpin” of current legal services regulation this week during a public meeting on the future of regulation for the profession.

DWF to raise £95m in stock exchange flotation

DWF will list shares at an initial offer price of 122 pence each when the firm becomes the first to list on the main market of the London Stock Exchange on Thursday.

Equal ambition?

Gina Swaim-Rutter looks at the future of partnership in law firms as women continue to struggle to find their place in the traditional model

ICAEW loses judicial review of refusal to grant complete regulatory powers

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has lost its high court appeal to regulate all reserved legal services.

Full capacity: should you take instructions from client?

Litigators should be attuned to capacity issues before taking or proceedings with client instructions, warns Hannah Mantle

Property to the people: making commonhold mainstream

It's time new rules were introduced to make commonhold a popular ownership model, says Beth Rudolf