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Update: professional negligence
Solicitors Journal

Update: professional negligence

Victoria Brackett and Katie Papworth consider recent decisions on expert witness immunity, summary judgment in professional indemnity cases, termination of a retainer and the latest on limitation
Update: tax and trusts
Solicitors Journal

Update: tax and trusts

David Bird reviews the latest developments in tax and estate planning, including negligible value claims for CGT, inheritance taxand agricultural property relief
As the dust settles
Solicitors Journal

As the dust settles

Thousands of British travellers were left out of pocket by the chaos caused by the volcanic ash cloud. Craig Moore reviews the legal framework relating to financial and other redress
Transmission failure
Solicitors Journal

Transmission failure

A little-known clause in the CPR could have disastrous consequences for lawyers hoping to file last-minute court papers by fax, says Andrew Butler
Setting the stage
Solicitors Journal

Setting the stage

The long-awaited revised procedure for low-value RTA claims introduces staged payments for solicitors and should mean injured claimants are compensated more quickly. DJ Paul Mildred takes a closer look at the three stages of the process
Bring a lawyer
Solicitors Journal

Bring a lawyer

Recent cases have increased the right to legal representation for employees facing disciplinary proceedings. Sean Reynolds reports
Future shock
Solicitors Journal

Future shock

Elected judges, robots for paralegals, and download-it-yourself claims forms: Russell Conway considers the brave new world of the law as it could be in 2025
Getting politicians' hands  dirty
Solicitors Journal

Getting politicians' hands dirty

By the time you turn to the back page ofSJ you may already have had several days under the new government of the BWP (Bigoted Woman Party) or the NMDA (Norfolk Mallard Duck Alliance) both of which had been able to keep so well under the radar of the opinion polls that nobody knew they existed until it was too late.