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Estate planning update

Where there's a will there's an intention, but honest mistakes, nil rate bands and tax consequences can affect interpretation, say Helen Bryant and Richard McDermott

Learning from reflecting on your personal and professional journeys

By Sue Beavil, Learning and Organisational Development Manager, Slater & Gordon

Consensus building: A necessity or a needless exercise?

By Julious P. Smith Jr, Chair Emeritus, Williams Mullen

Online compliance: SEO regulation after Irwin Mitchell's delisting

Jonathan Armstrong and André Bywater consider whether Googl';s delisting of law firm Irwin Mitchell signals a need for greater ?internet regulation

Meet the editor at large, independent solicitors and leading industry figures

Solicitors Journal's flagship event returns to help you make law a successful business

Court of Protection lawyers misunderstood by the public

It's difficult to convince clients that we can be completely trusted to give the right information, says Fiona Heald When considering what challenges Court of Protection lawyers face, many spring to mind.

Grow your own

Changes made in this year's Budget look set to expand business areas such as private client and help with sucession planning, but let's not count our chickens, says Kathryn Taylor

Silver lining: age discrimination back in the spotlight

It is difficult to measure the effectiveness of the ban on age discrimination in services, public functions and associations but a new statutory code should help improve matters, say James Davies and Lee Nair