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Sharpening up: top tips for drafting

Top tips for drafting, by Morven McMillan

Law firms' tax affairs in the spotlight

A new HMRC task force launched to investigate London's legal sector hints that questionable practices may be afoot, says Sean Wakeman.

Design for living: what is a 'house'?

The Supreme Court decision in Hosebay closes a major loophole in enfranchisement law but it is not the final word on what constitutes a 'hous';, says Natasha Rees

Editor's blog | Learning the law the Ardcalloch way

A village in Scotland is pushing law schools to consider innovative ways of harnessing technology

Update | Wealth management: resident, residential property transactions and capital gains tax

Fiona Poole considers government consultations defining the meaning of 'resident', residential property transactions and capital gains tax, and asks how struggling practitioners can best ?advise clients

Workshop: Public: Enforcing planning obligations

Under financial pressure, more developers are failing to abide by the terms of planning agreements says Meyric Lewis

BTE could do more harm than good

Michael Williamson warns that legal expenses insurance may not fill the gaps left by the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act

European brief | Dragging Greece over the coals

Paul Stanley