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The good, the bad and the costly

Despite what seem like endless developments eroding away at the benefits of drawing up a will, there's too much at stake for people to be discouraged from having one, urge John Melville-Smith and James Ward

Blank slate: How NewLaw competes with OldLaw

Janvi Patel discusses how NewLaw firm Halebury is successfully competing against large law firms for high-value work

Head to head: accountants doing probate

As the one-year anniversary of the first accountancy firm being granted a probate license approaches, accountant Barry Jefferd and solicitor Lloyd Junor debate the effects of the change

Lessons from NewLaw: Three ways to flex your operating structure

By Nick Jarrett-Kerr, Visiting Professor, Nottingham Law School

Are you a leader or manager? There is a difference

By Julious P. Smith Jr, Chair Emeritus, Williams Mullen

Court fee hikes will make legal rights 'meaningless'

Law Society president says it is wrong for the courts to make a profit for government

Onto pastures new?

After years of being labelled the divorce capital of the world, there are signs that London might be taking steps to abdicate its unwanted throne

SRA training proposals mean less-advantaged students will lose out

Two-year training contract is 'about right' for entry to solicitor profession, argues Law Society