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Intake risk: Accepting new instructions on a contingency fee basis

Contingent litigation is a risky business, says John Cahill. He discusses how his firm determines whether a new instruction should be accepted

Legal Compliance Association: An online community for legal compliance professionals

Risk and compliance officers are coming together at the Legal Compliance Association to learn from each other and corporates, says Leah Darbyshire

Parental guidance

When buying property for children, clients must weigh up the IHT benefits of giving funds away and reducing the size of their estate against their desire to protect assets from claims, says Caroline Cook 

How do you solve a problem like PII?

Laura Clenshaw interviews Chancery Pii

Government IHT proposals are 'frightening'

Government plans to introduce 'accelerated payment' laws that would force savers to pay inheritance tax (IHT) while they are still alive are "rather frightening", an independent financial adviser has said.

Beware 'invisible' gifts

Executors must be wise to donees who have a vested interest in asserting the principle of donation mortis causa, says Mattew Evans

Partnerships – when differences of opinion become legal

It is rare to see a decision surrounding the facts of a professional services partnership dissolution, says Siobhán Buckley

Two sides of the same coin

The wage disparity within the legal profession will have serious consequences, says Russell Conway