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Debating the backdoor death tax

The government's intended probate fee hikes are a backdoor death tax, argues Chris Partington

Fixed recoverable costs are the wrong medicine

The government should consider alternatives to reducing the NHS's bill before imposing a costs cap, argues Greg Smith

Succession planning – the myth

Viv Williams considers the importance of an exit strategy and options available to those firms without one

SJ interview: Guy Adams, Pardoes

Pardoes managing partner Guys Adams explains to Jean-Yves Gilg how local practices can benefit from their local knowledge to compete with their big city peers

Why gay asylum seekers aren't believed

The Home Office is obsessed with consistency of LGBT applicants when it should be worried about its own, writes Max McClellan

Aarhus: Uncertain times, uncertain measures

Recent changes to the CPR lack clarity with regard to the cost of bringing an environmental claim, writes Caroline Daly

Charging orders on land

Stephanie Tozer and James Tipler discuss the process of applying for an interim charging order and the applicant's duty of full and frank disclosure

One step back for no-fault divorce?

Divorce without blame would reduce the burden on the family courts and further the government's aim of more out-of-court dispute resolution, argues Helen Greenfield