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Solicitor advocates, unite
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Solicitor advocates, unite

At times Lord Judge sounded more like an amateur dramatic society tutor sharing a few tricks with wannabe stage stars.
Agriculture update
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Agriculture update

Simon Blackburn considers the Wine Regulations 2011, the importance of keeping tenancy documents up to date and registering 'lost' rights of way
Not just a plate of limp lettuce
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Not just a plate of limp lettuce

It was just the kind of news I like to read: exercise is bad for you. One of my perennial new year's resolutions is 'to do less gardening' and each year I have stuck to that resolution unflinchingly, however tempting it is to break it.
Further drop in pupillages
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Further drop in pupillages

The number of pupillages being offered to young barristers has declined for the third year running, a report for the Bar Council has revealed.
Lucy Brennan considers the long-term benefits of succession planning
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Lucy Brennan considers the long-term benefits of succession planning

As a new year starts the last thing people wish to plan for is the end of their lives. However, inheritance tax planning waits for no one and there are time limits to consider both in lifetime planning and post-death adjustment to wills and death estate calculations.
File-sharing action lawyer suspended for two years
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File-sharing action lawyer suspended for two years

Andrew Crossley, the sole-practitioner who sent hundreds of letters to web users accusing them of illegal file sharing, has been suspended for two years by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Global warming
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Global warming

Competition between countries seeking to attract investment from ?the super rich is heating up. Helen Manis discusses the latest trends ?in high-net-worth immigration