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After life: alarming number of wills account for nothing

New SRA guidance for will writing focuses on professional ethics rather than technique but will this protect consumers? John van der Luit-Drummond reports

Technology bubble

If global growth remains supportive and earnings move in line with expectations, winners in the sector should be able to provide healthy returns, says Claire Bennison

Battle of the sexes: what are the options?

People who want to record themselves as anything other than male or female will have to log on to Facebook rather than rely on English law, says Richard Easton

Stalled management initiatives: Change the paperwork or change the culture?

By Guy Vincent, Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell 

Technology plays and important role in training today's solicitor

Practitioners are busy, mobile and have bespoke needs, so the SRA's decision on CPD shows it has caught up with the digital age, says Mark Solon

Moving on: criminal squatting and adverse possession

What view will the Court of Appeal take on the human rights arguments, which were only briefly addressed in the High Court, ask Mark Pawlowski and Sandra Clarke, as they discuss the latest ruling on possessive claims

Follow the leader is no game in management

An authoritarian style can be as dangerous as a consensual manner, but the hallmark of a truly great leader is trust, says John Gould

Do you really want to know your client?

Research matters so ask the right questions then provide the right 'experienc'; not 'servic';, says Matthew Morel