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Update | Estate planning: rejecting the 'golden rule' would have disastrous consequences

Rejecting the 'golden rule' would have disastrous consequences, say Charlotte Ford and Alexander Learmonth as they review recent cases on testamentary capacity in the aftermath...

Through the looking glass: is Google's latest development right for law firms?

Lawyers will take a deep breath before deciding whether to use Google Glass, says Damian Blackburn, but this technology has both obvious and hidden benefits

Bigger picture

Ther';s much more to building portfolios than deciding where to invest, but you can keep things simple using a three-tiered structure, says Scott Gallacher

Without warning

Was HMRC right to pull the rug from under the feet of clients ?in its U-turn on specialty debts and inheritance tax planning? Fay Copeland...

Law Society makes peace with Christian Concern over banned conference

'Full debate' on same sex marriage promised at Chancery Lane

By the way | Eking out the holiday glow

Catherine Burtinshaw spends two weeks under the Sicilian sun 'and finds returning to work a surprisingly pleasant experience

Unleashed | The right to choose is sacred

A client's right to choose who represents them is an essential tenet of legal practice, says Russell Conway. In destroying that, the government is destroying...

A return to the bad old days

Cuts to legal aid and price competitve tendering will mean a return to the miscarriages of justice seen in the 1970s and 80s, says Jon...