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Advance statements are not just a healthcare issue

It is helpful to have a clear lead about how the courts will interpret an individual's right to make decisions before losing capacity, says Ann Stanyer

Conveyancers unite against stress and frustration of dealing with management companies

Answers from parliament provide a platform for our campaign to help the industry and its clients, says Eddie Goldsmith

Consumer complaints: don't be complacent but there is no need to panic

It's potentially scary but the evidence shows that solicitors are generally dealing with complaints pretty well, say Lesley Graves and Andrea Cohen

If in doubt, ask, then ask again

Ignorance can be as dangerous for solicitors as dishonest and deliberate participation in money laundering, says John Gould

Don't be hoodwinked into IT project failure

Investing in new software is all good and well, but does your IT system fit the requirement specification, asks Damian Blackburn

Link costs budgeting with case management

Severing the two creates a threefold problem, says Simon Gibbs, but despite this point being stressed before the Jackson reforms, it is not getting through

For fairness and good reason

Allowing staff the right to choose their companion in disciplinary meetings can help employers in the long run, says Victoria Russell

Planning update

Where granting permission for judicial review in major planning cases could become more relaxed, the term 'very special circumstances' in allowing green belt developments remains as fickle as ever, say Julian Boswall and Sarah Sutherland