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Government IHT proposals are 'frightening'

Government plans to introduce 'accelerated payment' laws that would force savers to pay inheritance tax (IHT) while they are still alive are "rather frightening", an independent financial adviser has said.

Beware 'invisible' gifts

Executors must be wise to donees who have a vested interest in asserting the principle of donation mortis causa, says Mattew Evans

Partnerships – when differences of opinion become legal

It is rare to see a decision surrounding the facts of a professional services partnership dissolution, says Siobhán Buckley

Two sides of the same coin

The wage disparity within the legal profession will have serious consequences, says Russell Conway

Regions versus the City

Pippa Allsop asks why publications plug the Magic Circle dream when the work/life balance offered is so poor

State of play: case summaries

Heather Viljoen and Karen Bayley summarise some recent interesting case law

A little bird told me...

Mid-size law firm success on the Twittersphere is achievable if you follow a few golden rules, says Tony Roe

Are estate agents liable if they pick the wrong conveyancer?

David Smith considers what level of skill and care can be expected and who is accountable if something goes wrong