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Unrated and unreliable?

Not all SME law firms support the solicitors' representative body's stance on unrated insurers

An Englishman abroad: the pros and cons of overseas personal injury claims

The opportunity created for lawyers by overseas personal injury claims is equalled only by the risk, says Matthew Chapman

The purpose of the 'open offer' is a mystery

If the purpose of the 'open offer' is to force paying parties to make realistic ?offers at an early stage it has ?failed, argues Simon Gibbs

Workshop: When is a partner not a partner

HMRC's latest consultation on partner status should make lawyers take a long look at existing arrangements, says Jonathan Silverman

Update | Crime: criminal cartel offence, the Victims' Right to Review, tax evasion and new caution guidance

Miranda Ching examines changes to the criminal cartel offence, the Victim's Right to Review, HMRC's exposal of tax evasion and new guidance on the issuing of cautions

Update | Estate planning: rejecting the 'golden rule' would have disastrous consequences

Rejecting the 'golden rule' would have disastrous consequences, say Charlotte Ford and Alexander Learmonth as they review recent cases on testamentary capacity in the aftermath of Hawes v Burgess

Through the looking glass: is Google's latest development right for law firms?

Lawyers will take a deep breath before deciding whether to use Google Glass, says Damian Blackburn, but this technology has both obvious and hidden benefits

Bigger picture

Ther';s much more to building portfolios than deciding where to invest, but you can keep things simple using a three-tiered structure, says Scott Gallacher