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Legal accreditation schemes not primarily marketing tools

Only 4 per cent of consumers pay attention to accreditation schemes when choosing a lawyer

Over half of law students wouldn't choose to work for an ABS

Students remain in the dark when it comes to changing legal services, says survey

The good, the bad and the ugly

Let's be rational and draw the lines between tax planning, avoidance and evasion, says Andy Parr

Parental support, your control

Guernsey's fusion of ?new foundations law ?and trust heritage offers the best of both worlds when clients want control of their structures, says ?Edward Stone

Estate agents' grip on conveyancing market forces In-Deed sell-off

Very low margins and price sensitivity of online conveyancing push business into selling off its legal practice and exiting the legal market

Service update

Managing finances to counselling to dog walking. Richard Joynt and Ian Slack clarify the range of family office services on offer

Encouraging investment

Editor's blog | Power failure

Comparison websites would help improve consumer shopping around, but nothing beats word of mouth says Jean-Yves Gilg