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A recent case reinforces the benefits gained from solicitors, accountants and IFAs working together, says Scott Gallacher

Value judgment: Suggitt v Suggitt

Any challenge to an evaluation as to 'reasonabl'; financial provision is likely to be very difficult to sustain on appeal, says Joseph Goldsmith

ABS countdown | The winding road to ABS conversion

Don't underestimate the time and preparation required to file through for an application to become an ABS. Stuart Bushell reports first hand

History graduate first to start new model training contract

First Accutrainee contract started late this summer and will be split between two London-based law firms

ABS diary | Tackling professional indemnity cover

Following her firm's conversion to ABS in April Bernadette Summers expected the renewal process to be paved with new obstacles. She was pleasantly surprised

Is your compulsory retirement age policy for partners Seldon compliant?

The Seldon ruling did not answer all the questions about the lawfulness of forced retirement provisions in partnership deeds but it has provided some useful pointers, says Michael McNally

Defining the limits of religious protection in the workplace

Strasbourg must clarify further the extent to which manifestation of religion or belief forms an essential requirement of that belief falling within the scope of anti-discrimination rules, says Darren Newman

Passing the baton: succession planning in private client

When do you start planning for succession in private client practice? Richard Park reveals how to achieve a successful handover