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Consultations: What are they good for?

John van der Luit-Drummond deliberates whether the government is making a disingenuous attempt to engage with claimant lawyers over reforms to PI

Safe as houses?

The Court of Appeal's interpretation as to what type of property is capable of beneficial occupation has risked alienating investors from a large segment of the property market

Central bank roulette

Negative interest rates have been deployed in a desperate last roll of the dice by central banks that have nowhere else to turn - and their positive effects are far from guaranteed

Wasteful, not immoral

There is nothing wrong with having efficient tax affairs, as there is no such thing as a 'correct' amount of tax that must be paid by any tax payer

Sometimes, you have to break a few eggs

The historical law firm model is to blame for the commercial predicament the industry finds itself in. Dramatic change is the only way to undo decades of inertia

So just what is allowed?

The state is responsible for and consistently introduces tax planning schemes, so why isn't it playing a greater role in educating the public as to what is legal and what is illegal?

Want of knowledge and approval

The elements of the Banks v Goodfellow test do not have to be possessed to the highest degree to ensure the validity of a will

Changing landscape of PI claims harming access to justice

A distinction must be made between fraudulent claims and unnecessary claims, says Law Society chief