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Filling the generation gap

Whenever it's the right time for UHNWs to pass on wealth, face-to-face communication between family members is key, say Charles Gowlland and Frank Akers-Douglas

Conveyancers: join our campaign to reduce delays to leasehold property purchases

Management companies should deliver leasehold information within a set time period and cost, says Eddie Goldsmith

Close connection: redefining the boundaries of vicarious liability

Judges have been trying to draw the line under the Lister precedent, so how far can victims of violence at work now rely on vicarious liability to be compensated, asks Chrisoulla Pawlowska

Are you up to date with outsourcing risks?

If the SRA asked, would you be able to demonstrate that your outsourcing arrangements did not compromise your regulatory status, asks Tracey Calvert

Many traditional partnership models simply do not work

Becoming a law firm partner is no longer part of younger solicitors' goals, says Viv Williams

Undervalue your trust business at your peril

It's disheartening that some international private banks are prepared to just give away a trust as a means of capturing assets under management, says Martin Hall

Shelfer is not the be all and end all

The judgment in Lawrence will prompt more judicial discretion in granting injunctions, says Ryan Diamond

Mortgage fraud update

The risk of property fraud remains real, even in less positive times, says Jonathan Wyles, as he asks whether tougher deterrents could be the answer