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Zero tolerance

After the riots, several local authorities promised to evict those involved. Tilly Rubens examines whether they have the power

The next chapter

I haven't been the new girl for quite some time now – to be precise it's more than five and a half years since I started at my last firm. My move this week is therefore simultaneously exciting and a little unnerving. Practically speaking, there are a pile of new names to learn and I need to find my bearings so that I may easily access important amenities such as the toilets and the flash coffee machine. Most of that should be slotting into place by the end of day one, but it will of course take rather longer to assess the various personalities and learn how they all interact with each other.

Hooking up

Forget catching sharks, how do we reel in more clients? Russell Conway shares his ideas

Caught in the trap

Sue Smith untangles the most common problems with DIY wills and probate

Thornhill defends magistrates' riot sentencing

John Thornhill, chairman of the Magistrates Association, has denied claims by the Prison Governors Association (PGA) that lay magistrates were caught up in a “feeding frenzy” of disproportionate sentencing in the wake of the riots.

Treasure island

Downbranding a service offering to appeal to the mass market provides lucrative new territory for law firms, says Douglas McPherson

Fraudulent will writer jailed

A fraudulent will writer has been jailed for 14 months. Walter Ventriglia, who pleaded guilty to fraudulent trading at Reading Crown Court, received money from around 100 to 130 clients.

Over-inflated assets

HMRC's proposals for the pre-eminence scheme are more likely to cause a whimper than a bang, says Simon Weil