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Desert island risk: can you survive alone?

Sharing client bases, joining up with financial advisers and retaining clients. Does this sound like you or your firm? Jennifer Palmer-Violet reports on why private...

No waiting room

Time is money, so be proactive and chase up a doctor's testamentary capacity report before it's too late, says Lloyd Junor

In search of new models for legal aid

With the right government impetus the market can probably come up with solutions that will keep costs low and deliver the advice needed at the...

Autumn Statement update: surprises but no need to panic

Before clients rush to complete a property transaction before 6 April, they should look at its overall tax position, says Lucy Brennan

Who's holding the strings?

With undue influence still a difficult point to prove, advisers need to be aware of what their clients think it means and explain the potential...

Damages-based agreements – usable with care?

Damages-based agreements (DBAs), if they are to be used at all, require careful consideration of a large number of issues. In the first article of...

Licensing update

Local authorities must take procedures and technical propriety seriously, says Roy Light

A law firm break-up is not 'a fantastic opportunity'

'Stop sending me a copy of your email by post' is one of a handful of humble requests on Kerry Underwood's list of pleas to...