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Strasbourg ruling in Abu Qatada case was the right outcome

The Strasbourg court's ruling in the Abu Qatada case may have been a bitter pill to 'swallow but it is the price to pay for the rule of law, says Amir Majid

Editor's blog | Will-writing quality scheme: a good idea, too late?

A new Law Society-endorsed quality will-writing scheme would offer value to the profession and clients if it weren't for existing professional schemes

Motorcycle update: apportioning liability

As attitude to speeding changes, recent cases on apportionment of liability in 'motorcycle accidents have started veering against claimants, says Stephanie Cope

Wealth management update: taxation of non-residents

David Bird reviews new rules on the taxation of business owners, 'non-resident individuals, and the introduction of a general ‘anti abuse' rule, 'which he says is likely to have a wide-ranging impact

Family business | Divorce by gimmick

Instead of developing a ‘divorce by app' scheme the government should consider allowing ‘no-win, no-fee' 'in family cases, says 'Marilyn Stowe

Tales from practice | We call them chaps

New requirements imposed by Whitehall bureaucrats in ?the name of the nation's safety will suck the blood out of ?local life in villages across Britain, says Richard Barr

Is it career suicide to take on the COLP/COFA role?

By Robert Bourns, Senior Partner, TLT

ABS countdown | Accountancy, masters of MDPs

ICAEW's intention to become a regulator for will-writing, probate and estate administration shows accountants are ahead of solicitors in the race to control the high street, says Stuart Bushell