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The STEP will-writing code: better than WIQS?

John Bunker examines the key features of the new code

Desert island risk: can you survive alone?

Sharing client bases, joining up with financial advisers and retaining clients. Does this sound like you or your firm? Jennifer Palmer-Violet reports on why private client solicitors must get their heads out of the sand and consider integration before i

No waiting room

Time is money, so be proactive and chase up a doctor's testamentary capacity report before it's too late, says Lloyd Junor

In search of new models for legal aid

With the right government impetus the market can probably come up with solutions that will keep costs low and deliver the advice needed at the same time

Autumn Statement update: surprises but no need to panic

Before clients rush to complete a property transaction before 6 April, they should look at its overall tax position, says Lucy Brennan

Who's holding the strings?

With undue influence still a difficult point to prove, advisers need to be aware of what their clients think it means and explain the potential cost consequences, says Edward Hewitt

Damages-based agreements – usable with care?

Damages-based agreements (DBAs), if they are to be used at all, require careful consideration of a large number of issues. In the first article of his three part review DBAs, DAS LawAssist consultant David Chalk outlines the potential for conflict of interest, the risk of an impecunious opponent and hybrid DBAs

Licensing update

Local authorities must take procedures and technical propriety seriously, says Roy Light