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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

Taming technology and making an ally of regulation

Hart Brown's CEO Nigel Maud shares his enthusiasm for technology as a tool allowing lawyers to deliver expertise and focus on clients

The client experience: look beyond your legal skills

Clients only want one thing, says Russell Conway, but you have to make them trust you first

Technology could level the playing field

Law firms of all sizes will soon be waking up to the benefits of AI tech, writes Rachel Rothwell

Lawyers welcome reform of divorce laws to enable no-fault divorce

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the government's proposed reforms of divorce law today, after a consultation found family law practitioners to be broadly in support of the change.

SDT to move to civil standard of proof

Change to civil standard in the public interest and will enhance profession's standing, tribunal says

Relief effort: forfeiture and assisted suicide

Mark Pawlowski reviews the Court of Appeal's latest ruling on the application of the forfeiture rule in relation to assisted suicide and considers circumstances where judges will likely grant relief from the rule

Serving notice to quit after a death

Recent cases addressing the issue of serving notice to quit a property following the tenant's death have resulted in conflicting outcomes. Rea Murray and Toby Vanhegan provide some clarification