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60-second interview: Michael Parkinson

As Michael Parkinson rejoins the firm where he trained, he tells Jennifer Palmer-Violet why private client law – and not priesthood – is for him

Spotlight | Peter Golden

Never mind the gap year: instead of taking a year out after his studies, Peter Golden jumped straight into work and aimed high. He talks...

It is easier and less painful to learn from other firms' mistakes

Why are so many solicitors under judicial scrutiny for their poor advice when their core value is duty of care, asks Tim Prior

Give and take

The ever-moving UK tax mitigation landscape is targeting simple arrangements as well as the more complex ones, as the new inheritance tax and debt deduction...

Contract law update

Mark Lucas' review on the courts' activities during 2013 warns lawyers to the pitfalls inherent in drafting commercial contracts; here are some words to the...

Personal injury update

Jock Mackenzie takes a look at clinical negligence cases where courts have had to determine reasonable care, assess medical ability and identify causation

Drawing a retainer to an end can be a minefield

Supply closure to your client and avoid conduct and commercial risk, says Tracey Calvert

House buyers blame poor communication for failed transactions

Conveyancing Association launches protocol to act as 'single reference point'