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Drip feeding successors

As governments across the world turn every stone and pry into every wealth management structure, Anna Coakes explores where trusts fit in

SRA rates itself as 'undertaking improvement' in 'humble' gesture to LSB

Regulator's chair says she will 'not be content' with same grade in 12 months' time

Irish data regulator to investigate Facebook's US data transfers

Data protection commissioner pledges 'quick and swift procedure'

The buck stops here

What protections are available to a company director when a business goes bust, and what rights do creditors have, asks John Dickinson

SJ movers and shakers

The latest news on hires, promotions, mergers, and deals from leading law firms and chambers MP takes on consultancy role at London law firm  Nicholas Woolf & Co has announced that Alberto Costa MP will be providing the firm with legal consultancy services. Costa is dually qualified as a practising English and Scottish solicitor and a Scottish Notary Public. He was formerly a government lawyer at the Treasury Solicitor's Department and later established his own London-based law firm although ceased practicing following his election as a member of parliament. Nicholas Woolf, director of Nicholas Woolf & Co, commented: 'We are delighted to have Alberto on board as a consultant solicitor. We are a Chancery Lane firm with a broad and often international clientele. Alberto brings a wide experience of the legal market both in England and Scotland which our clients are certain to benefit from.' Costa added: 'I am very pleased to be associated with Nicholas Woolf & Co. While the majority of my time will always be focused on my responsibilities as MP for South Leicestershire, I look forward to developing the firm's already substantial expertise in the UK legal market.'

The impact of cybercrime and fee growth on PII premiums

By Chris Marston, Chief Executive, LawNet

Reframing a challenge as a problem is the first step to getting it resolved

By Sue Beavil, Learning & Organisational Development Manager, Slater & Gordon

Government must not sleepwalk into approving Investigatory Powers Bill

The Law Society and Bar Council call for statutory protection of privileged communications