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Editor's blog | Porous Systems

Law firms are at risk of developing tunnel vision if they don't refocus their attention on what matters

Tales from practice | Snakes and property ladders

Richard Barr wonders whether solicitors have missed a trick when it comes to conveyancing

Protecting your firm from money laundering fraud

With property fraud on the rise, conveyancing lawyers need to be ever more alert to spotting the first signs of criminal activity, says Mangala Murali

Complaints | Careful client correspondence

Michelle Garlick explains ?why sensitive handling of ?even the simplest administrative ?tasks will help to prevent embarrassing mistakes and confidentiality breaches

When can a breach of trust justify terminating an agency contract?

Stephen Sidkin examines the Court of Appeal's decision ?in Crocs on the extent to which an agent's duty to look after his principal's interests is a condition of an agency contract

Registering coastal land as 'village green'

Land partly or wholly covered by water, such as a beach or even a causeway, remains eligible for registration as a town or village green, says Alec Samuels

The territorial scope of English employment rights

Naomi Oppenheim considers how the broad approach currently adopted by employment tribunals means employees abroad can argue their way into the UK's jurisdiction

Civil conduct | A little knowledge...

Francesca Kaye and Mary Hodgson consider how the courts deal with ?self-represented parties with no legal ?training or easy access to the internet