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Law firms no longer get passed from father to son

The current state of affairs is all I know, says Stuart Price

Time to grow your conveyancing business?

Bulk conveyancers will be first in line to make the best of ?the upturn in the property market, but you too could benefit, ?says Kent...

Conveyancing portal pilots to start next year

'This puts us in fairly and squarely in the 21st Century'

Employment law update

The latest initiatives, both at EU and UK levels, to align employment law with economic reality are once again likely to be out of sync,...

Wealth management update

Ann Stanyer reports on changes to the calculation of tax on relevant property trusts, new measures introduced in the Finance Act 2013, and a case...

Making the most effective use of EU law

Quite aside from the debate whether Britain should be in or out of Europe, EU law provides an array of rules, rights and options for...

The fine distinction between regulatory acts and acts that regulate

A case about the right of Inuits to continue to hunt seals raised novel issues about applicants' standing in challenges to certain European rules, says...

Reporting requirements: minor changes with significant consequences

The challenges thrown up by seemingly minor changes to the reporting of non-material breaches and the suitability test should not be underestimated, says Susanna Heley