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Cutting edge in family law

Mediation will never replace litigation, says Marilyn Stowe, but nevertheless should be nurtured as a valuable adjunct

Denton v White: back from the brink

The Court of Appeal's ruling in Denton is a tacit acknowledgment that it got it wrong in Mitchell, says David Holland QC

Due diligence

The casual golf club acquaintance is still being entrusted with clients' financial well-being because the SRA has done nothing to police some of its Code of Conduct requirements, says Ian Muirhead

Parental gifts and reservation of benefit

Giving property away, particularly the family home, so that it is out of your estate for IHT purposes while still living in it or otherwise enjoying a benefit from it has become increasingly difficult in recent years, explain William Hadley and Fiona Graham

ADR and public procurement

A different approach needs to be taken where there is a battle over a contract that serves the public interest, reminds Michael Bowsher

The achievability of an organisational culture change project

By Nick Jarrett-Kerr, Visiting Professor, Nottingham Law School

A sporting chance: how sweat and exertion matter

Darren Hooker examines the different meanings of sport for tax and charitable purposes

Social value: The top 10 in the UK Social Law Firm Index

Guy Alvarez, Joe Lamport and Robin Sosnow reveal which UK law firms rank highest in the use of ?social business technologies and practices