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Revenue increases recovery of inheritance tax to £3.4bn

Freeze on IHT threshold continues to fuel the rise in total revenue for HMRC

Civil procedure, the CPR and the principles of the law of contract

In the second article of his three part review, DAS LawAssist consultant David Chalkoutlines the relationship between the general law of contract and the rules applicable in civil procedure. Here he finds original settlements can be overturned when there is an unknown mental capacity of the claimant

Sunny side of the street?

The summer holidays have arrived. Incredibly, the sun is shining, albeit briefly between thunder storms, hail showers, lightening strikes and flash floods.

Court battles over mismanagement of wills triple

Improper executors caught stealing and fraudulently distributing the assets of family members

Employees are to be held to period of notice and post-termination restrictions, High Court rules

Employment practitioners say Sunrise Brokers v Rodgers clarifies basic principle of 'no work, no pay'

Ministry of Justice postpones crime duty tender until October

Bidders to be given 'sufficient opportunity' to absorb new information

Remote control: How remote working keeps clients and lawyers happy

Simon Harper explores how law firms and in-house counsel are turning to a remote workforce to help them do more for less

Sean Connolly: How global client teams can improve firmwide revenues

Sean Connolly reveals to Manju Manglani how Mayer Brown's global client-team programme helped it to beat pre-crisis revenues and profits