Latest Legal News

Articles

It is easier and less painful to learn from other firms' mistakes

Why are so many solicitors under judicial scrutiny for their poor advice when their core value is duty of care, asks Tim Prior

Give and take

The ever-moving UK tax mitigation landscape is targeting simple arrangements as well as the more complex ones, as the new inheritance tax and debt deduction rules show, says Anna Bruce-Smith

Contract law update

Mark Lucas' review on the courts' activities during 2013 warns lawyers to the pitfalls inherent in drafting commercial contracts; here are some words to the wise

Personal injury update

Jock Mackenzie takes a look at clinical negligence cases where courts have had to determine reasonable care, assess medical ability and identify causation

Drawing a retainer to an end can be a minefield

Supply closure to your client and avoid conduct and commercial risk, says Tracey Calvert

House buyers blame poor communication for failed transactions

Conveyancing Association launches protocol to act as 'single reference point'

Win, lose or draw

Bypassing litigation through mediation can save taxes, costs and emotional damage, as well as avoiding an 'all or nothing' outcome, says Lloyd Junor

MoJ ditches mesothelioma portal and fixed fees

Exemption from conditional fee restrictions to disappear from July 2014