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Stubbornly rooted

Why don't LPAs allow us to determine how our affairs are handled with the same level of freedom that wills allow us to bequeath our assets, ask Dominic Lawrance and Radhika Mehta

Dreamland and Banksy in the High Court

Who owned the rare Banksy mural: the landlord or the tenant? Andrew Bruce, Tim Maxwell, and Becky Shaw discuss

Bumps in the road

We can expect to run into a few more snags before the new LPA forms offer the accessibility and simplicity they were intended to provide

The good, the bad and the costly

Despite what seem like endless developments eroding away at the benefits of drawing up a will, there's too much at stake for people to be discouraged from having one, urge John Melville-Smith and James Ward

Blank slate: How NewLaw competes with OldLaw

Janvi Patel discusses how NewLaw firm Halebury is successfully competing against large law firms for high-value work

Head to head: accountants doing probate

As the one-year anniversary of the first accountancy firm being granted a probate license approaches, accountant Barry Jefferd and solicitor Lloyd Junor debate the effects of the change

Lessons from NewLaw: Three ways to flex your operating structure

By Nick Jarrett-Kerr, Visiting Professor, Nottingham Law School

Are you a leader or manager? There is a difference

By Julious P. Smith Jr, Chair Emeritus, Williams Mullen