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What do personal chattels mean to your client?

Will drafters must note that the updated definition of personal chattels may not work for their client if they want to bequeath investment-type assets, say Matthew Howson and Katie Doyle

Why cutting expenses is no longer the only answer

By James McKenna, Director of Infrastructure and Administrative Systems, Morrison & Foerster

Decisions to sign pre-nups must be given 'heavy respect'

The principle of autonomy is 'extremely relevant', High Court says

Vision is not a question of size

iTunes, not the post office, is where tomorrow's clients will buy their legal forms from

Townsend: new post-Clementi legal services framework in place by 2020

Departing SRA chief executive calls for level playing field for all regulators ahead of next set of reforms

Unexpected 79 per cent of firms submit diversity data

Regulator unlikely at this stage to pursue tough enforcement line against firms that fail to comply

Pundits and property

If you are looking for an alternative to cash but don't want to invest more in stock markets, commercial property could be the answer you are looking for, says Colin Lawson

Don't leave claims until the 11th hour

Solicitors are not masters of their case timetables' destiny anymore, so litigators should look sharp, take heed and be prepared, says Catherine Burtinshaw