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£100m legal aid shortfall for family lawyers

Solicitors and barristers will need to adapt and innovate as fees disappear

Challenging the prosecutor's section 16 statement

David Winch B.Com., F. C. A. discusses how to challenge the prosecutor's assertions concerning the defendant's benefit and available amount, and how a forensic accountant is the best man for the job

Law firm mergers increase by 65 per cent in 2013

Despite economic recovery the legal sector continues to push towards consolidation where smaller firms are a target for acquisitions

Revenue increases recovery of inheritance tax to £3.4bn

Freeze on IHT threshold continues to fuel the rise in total revenue for HMRC

Civil procedure, the CPR and the principles of the law of contract

In the second article of his three part review, DAS LawAssist consultant David Chalkoutlines the relationship between the general law of contract and the rules applicable in civil procedure. Here he finds original settlements can be overturned when there is an unknown mental capacity of the claimant

Sunny side of the street?

The summer holidays have arrived. Incredibly, the sun is shining, albeit briefly between thunder storms, hail showers, lightening strikes and flash floods.

Court battles over mismanagement of wills triple

Improper executors caught stealing and fraudulently distributing the assets of family members

Employees are to be held to period of notice and post-termination restrictions, High Court rules

Employment practitioners say Sunrise Brokers v Rodgers clarifies basic principle of 'no work, no pay'