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Striking the balance: requests for information versus confidentiality

It's crucial to strike the right balance between complying with the law and not breaching your duty of confidentiality when a client is under police investigation, says Helen Simm

Walking the line

It's not just the profession who must 'walk the lin'; when it comes to regulatory investigations, insurance and ethics – the SRA must too, says Gideon Habel

A matter of intention.

Mark Reading analyses the first application of the Franses conditional intention test for landlords in the context of telecommunications

The blame game: how a lack of representation harms victims of violent crime

Emily McFadden explains what lies behind poor decision-making on the part of the CICA and the challenges facing solicitors

PPI and deceased estates: the next chapter

Claims management companies could target executors and administrators who have not investigated PPI claims on behalf of deceased clients post-29 August, warns Matthew Duncan

Easements of recreation: a new species

Chris Stoner QC explains the Supreme Court's rationale in recognising a new species of easement

Something rotten in the court estate

Lengthy court delays are the biggest challenge to personal injury practices, says Jonathan Wheeler

The fallout from Friday afternoon fraud

Successful frauds invariably involve a solicitor meaning that a breach of trust claim will succeed, even in the absence of systemic failings in the firm, says Andrew Pavlovic