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Scott Gallacher explains how to avoid the pitfalls associated with dividing pension pots upon divorce

Firm launches stand-alone consumer legal expenses insurance scheme

LawStore launches stand-alone legal expenses insurance scheme for consumers ahead of panel expansion

Closing the door: residential property held in structures

Stephen Barratt discusses the new tax charges ?on residential property held in structures

Influencing society: Why you should become a leader outside of the law

Lawyers should look for opportunities ?to become leaders outside of the law, ?says Deepak Malhotra

Alarm bells: Earl of Cardigan v Moore

The case of the Earl of Cardigan v Moore contains a stark warning for trustee-beneficiaries, say Malcolm Bishop QC and Seth Cumming

The limits of conveyancers' duties as legal advisers

Negotiation of property transactions is an emotive business and 'solicitors need to understand the confines of their role in order to 'give the best advice, as Jonathan Smithers explains

Unleashed | The laissez faire nature of online theft

Is there a culture of covert tolerance when it comes to internet banking fraud? 'Russell Conway weighs up the cost of progress

Is it worth the cost of identifying fake whiplash injuries?

James Mansell asks whether compensating genuine claims for minor whiplash injuries is worth the cost of identifying them among the growing raft of fakes