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Signed and sealed

Even a simple administrative mistake in a will could lead to severe consequences for both practitioners and their clients, says Matthew Duncan

Well appointed?

The courts have attempted to take a balanced approach to appointing administrators since Minmar, but more guidance is needed, says Rodric Williams

Inside story

If potential criminals could see the devastating effect a prison sentence has on the families of those behind bars perhaps they would think twice, says Felix

The matrix, finally loaded

It took the miners' compensation fiasco and solicitors helping themselves to their firms' money one time too many for the regulatory arm of the Law Society to finally come up with a plan to tackle risk in the profession.

Wellington's beef

Britain emerged from the Napoleonic wars politically untroubled and democratically 'balanced'. Many years earlier, the Act of Toleration 1689 and the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1778 had instilled a degree of religious tolerance. The economy was strong and Britain controlled the world's sea lanes after Lord Nelson's famous naval victories. Thus, there was little threat of revolution in post-war Britain – making political reform a very low priority. Such a sense of well-being would probably explain why the Duke of Wellington, the conquering hero of Waterloo, considered the political system incapable of improvement.

The Hamlyn Lectures: Lawyers and the Public Good – Democracy in Action?

ISBN: 978-1107626287

CLC to fight Sunday working defeat

The Christian Legal Centre (CLC) has said it will consider appealing against a tribunal decision that a worker at a children's home in south London could be forced to work on Sundays.

Banks need to start putting customers before bottom line profits, says Colin Lawson