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Co-op purchase of 632 Lloyds branches no 'big bang' for legal services

Branches to be branded as TSB next year before fully joining Co-op in 2015

It's a family affair: succession planning advice

Succession planning advice for family businesses, by Mike Fleming

Councils can consider costs when deciding on changes to planning permissions

Cost, or value for money, is naturally relevant to the purchasers consideration, Supreme Court rules

Unmarried couples don't always intend an enduring relationship

Cases involving unmarried couples appear to be decided on the principle that the relationship was entered into under the expectation it would endure but statistics and instructions to solicitors seem to be telling another story. Jonathan West and Alex Matheson report

Census disclosures do not breach human rights

Claimants concerned that personal details would be disclosed to 'external authorities'

Clients shunning solicitors for do-it-yourself law

More than half of people with 'consumer' legal problem choose to resolve it themselves

Ban on 'meet the extraterrestrials' poster not breach of human rights

Strasbourg court upholds ban as dissenting judges warn of threat to free speech

Aon offers indemnity package to CQS and Lexcel firms

Quality schemes represent 'reduced risk, effective practice management and a client care focus'