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Are you acting in the best interests of your clients?

Take heed of the SRA's new guidance for will writing, says John Bunker, as it reflects what people need from their advisers

Construction update

Chris Holwell offers a crash course in contracts

Paternity testing: proof of the biological father-child relationship

Just a quick 10 second sample collection using an oral swab is all that is needed to disprove or confirm the paternity of a man, explains Carlo Lamanna Chapelle

Trainees' time is precious and must be well spent

Young lawyers should not be afraid to discuss targets for billable ours, says Paula McMullan

Road traffic accident update

It is better to arrive late than not at all, says Roger Cooper, who discusses how speed and use of blues and twos affect negligence cases involving emergency vehicles

Paint the town

I had a strange bus journey recently. It took me a while to grasp what the driver was saying.

Is the Law Society fit for purpose?

The time has come for an honest and open debate about the society's future and its value to members, says James Parry

We are living in a virtual world

Social media is increasingly important to solicitors and clients, so it's time for the law to catch up with technology, says Kate Davies