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SRA hits back in row over uninsured firms

The SRA has hit back after the Law Society attacked the regulator's plans to make the Compensation Fund pay for claims against uninsured law firms.

Firms 'must abandon fixed retirement ages' after Seldon

Tribunal will decide whether 65 is the right age to retire former partner

Legal aid bill heads for Royal Assent

'Hundreds of thousands' will lose out

Research challenges plans to restrict role of family experts

Children 'would inevitably suffer' if government goes ahead

Take an active role when acting for family businesses

Bitter family disputes can be avoided if practitioners take the time to understand their client's business model and future plans, says Jonathan Silverman

PACE update

Jill Lorimer and Caroline Day consider cases concerning grounds for arrest, confession evidence and challenges to the validity of search warrants

Charity update

Hannah Kubie reviews the transfer of public services to the third sector and the Charity Commission's new regulatory approach

The risk of limiting disclosure

Providing only some of the information contained in a conditional fee agreement when serving a bill of costs may not amount to compliance, warns Simon Gibbs