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Resolve to change inertia and take control

Be prepared for the unprecedented changes that lie ahead this year, says Viv Williams

Help to Buy: government scheme will throw up more work and new challenges

John Coulter manoeuvres conveyancers around the potential pitfalls of the mortgage guarantee and equity loan schemes

Lost Law Society votes are not recovered so easily

Suffering a loss can be devastating, never mind how trivial. Imagine then, says Richard Barr, how The Law Society must be feeling.

Wealth management update

The annual Autumn Statement, delivered in December, has probably the greatest significance for the wealth management industry over the past few months, says Ann Stanyer, while progress continues in the family courts and Court of Protection

Health and safety update

Zahra Nanji considers whether Section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act will increase the number of workplace accidents

Pre-nups are not inherently unfair

They may not prevent acrimonious divorces but pre-nups give future spouses the opportunity to think through some of the likely issues, argues Julia Thackray

Engine of recovery: let's not ignore the role of SME law firms

Any celebration of the UK's legal economy must involve smaller practices and have the rule of law at its core, says Guy Beringer

Book review

Sheree Green reads Elderly Clients: A Precedent Manual (fourth edition)