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Pirates and legitimate business are uncomfortably close

Dealing with Kalashnikov-toting sea dogs is a risky business for lawyers: an error in negotiations could cost captive sailors their lives, says Richard Easton

'What is your favourite crisp flavour?' legal regulators ask consumers

Legal Choices website aims to put clients 'in the driving seat'

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