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Disclosing knowledge of knotweed needs to be more transparent

Nic Seal tells SJ what all solicitors should know about Japanese knotweed during the conveyancing process

Firms should voluntarily carry out equal pay audits

Compliance with new equality measures will see defendant firms obliged to display clean reports, explains Crystal Bolton

Quickie divorces unrealistic in heartbreak hotel

Tania Derrett-Smith and Louise Jackson doubt Divorce Hotel's promise of separating after a weekend away

Winn-win situation?

With a prominent personal injury practice now owned by a charitable trust, John van der Luit-Drummond wonders if law firms should be more cautious who invests about who invests in their businesses

Law firm in equal ABS partnership with charity

Aspire to receive 50 per cent of profits to reinvest back into charitable causes

Multi-disciplinary practices: friend or foe?

Regulators must pick their battles when it comes to overseeing MDPs, ABSs and non-reserved legal activities, explains Stuart Bushell

Japanese horticulture ties legislation up in knots

Sellers must take care to avoid liability for misrepresentation when replying to questions about Japanese knotweed, says Andrew Skelly

Solicitors unable to draft divorce petitions correctly

Poorly prepared D8 forms are causing unnecessary delays because lawyers won't read the guidance notes, explains District Judge Nigel Law