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Stateside lessons

Thank you to John for stepping in for me during my holiday over the past couple of weeks. Since my return, there has certainly been a lot of news to catch up on.

The dangers of DIY wills

Practitioners have a duty to advise their clients that writing their own will is a needlessly perilous undertaking – the stakes are simply too high, says Fay Copeland

US law firms have more ethnically-diverse UK partnerships than British firms

But London firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin outranks all challengers for top overall diversity spot

A living will

How far will the courts go to honour clearly expressed wishes, even when an advance decision and a LPA are found to be invalid?

UK legal jobs market on the rise

Employers battle to hire the best by offering 'greater flexibility on benefits and bonuses'

Junior lawyers to promote the importance of Magna Carta

60 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds unaware of historic charter

SRA changes rules on charitable donations

Limit on unclaimed client balances to be raised

A powerful pound

Short-term currency fluctuations and dissipating domestic policies shouldn't overshadow the case for long-term investment, says Claire Bennsion