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2 Oct 2012

Ban on age discrimination in goods and services comes into force

Age UK attacks exclusion for financial services

28 Sept 2012

Editor's blog | Riding the regulatory tide

Making will-writing a reserved activity may be a blunt way of increasing consumer protection but when the consensus is in favour, solicitors should support rather than fight it

27 Sept 2012

Campaigning solicitor to shut firm after court defeat

Hossack says she could lose home after LSC obtains 'spiteful' costs order

27 Sept 2012

Will-writing should be a reserved activity, LSB recommends

Implementation will depend on new justice secretary's willingness to adopt the required primary legislation

25 Sept 2012

Up, up and away: pilot trusts

Chris Thurlow explains the many benefits of pilot trusts

25 Sept 2012

Deprivation of clarity: Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act was intended to provide a clear framework for the protection of vulnerable individuals. ?Five years on, the results are mixed, ?says Michael Kennedy

24 Sept 2012

Walking a tightrope: charities' probate litigation

A guide to probate litigation for charities, ?by Naomi O'Higgins and Clare Pooley

21 Sept 2012

Open and shut: national wills register

Nigel McGinnity makes the case for a national wills register