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Hidden loot, opaque trusts, and missing legacies

Adam Carvalho and Oliver Piper consider the proposed new register of foreign company beneficial owners and discuss two recently reported cases

Court fees increase damaging access to justice, say MPs

Lawyers welcome justice committee finding that access to justice must prevail over full cost recovery

Twitter cries foul

Dropping the ball can hit solicitors where it really hurts: their wallets, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

Supreme Court rejects claim that possession order infringed tenant's human rights

Justices hold that proportionality arguments do not bite against private landlords

Hogan Lovells works pro bono in Irish Mother and Baby Homes investigation

Independent commission to look into the treatment of unmarried mothers and infant mortality

Court costs hit London's status as international jurisdiction of choice

Litigators warn that clients are being deterred from bringing claims due to government fee hikes

Insurers' fraud stats are not fit for purpose, says claimant lawyer

Privacy arguments before the courts reach record high

Celebrities put breach of privacy claims back in the spotlight