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Gaining retrospective authority for gifts made by an attorney

LPAs or EPAs cannot give away assets or make tax planning gifts, set up discounted gift trusts or appoint discretionary investment managers without permission, says Ben Saunders

Judicial review update

The police service has once again been scrutinised on its working practices in protecting the public, says Saara Idelbi

Children update

Noel Arnold and Tom Farrell discuss placement options, linked proceedings and judicial reviews of local authority decisions

Would you say that to your mother-in-law?

Emoticons are a step too far on client emails but the personal touch will go a long way, says Kate Davies

'Sharp rise' in high-value commercial litigation

16 per cent increase the result of disputes from the recession, RPC says

Professor John condemns 'illiterate rantings' of SRA diversity critics

Equality group version of report is such a 'caricature' to be a 'complete travesty'

DBAs – usable with care? Part III

Damages-based agreements if they are to be used at all require careful consideration of a large number of issues. In the final article of his three part review of the use of Damage Based Agreements, DAS LawAssist consultant David Chalk outlines compensating the risk of losing, model DBAs & terminating DBAs.

The in-crowd

Advisers and discretionary fund managers are watching the development of the peer-to-peer lending sector with intrigue, says Claire Bennison