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Should you be part of a free will-writing scheme?

Before getting involved in a charity's will scheme, make sure this is part of a focused plan on both sides, says Gary Rycroft

Relief effort: forfeiture and assisted suicide

Mark Pawlowski reviews the Court of Appeal's latest ruling on the application of the forfeiture rule in relation to assisted suicide and considers circumstances where judges will likely grant relief from the rule

ICAEW loses judicial review of refusal to grant complete regulatory powers

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has lost its high court appeal to regulate all reserved legal services.

Full capacity: should you take instructions from client?

Litigators should be attuned to capacity issues before taking or proceedings with client instructions, warns Hannah Mantle

Spotify the law: Are the OPG trying to make us redundant?

Online legal tools can be liberating and confusing in equal measure, which is why lawyers are still need, so why can't this be acknowledged, asks Gary Rycroft

Nearly half of law firms now set up as corporate entities

Decline in traditional partnerships suggests new approach to legal business

Grave matters

No, Richard Barr will not use a WHSmith will form even if his 80-year-old client finds it neater

Charitable gifts in wills: should solicitors be 'making the ask'?

There are many reasons why private client solicitors should not be afraid of asking clients whether they would like to leave a legacy in their wills, says Gary Rycroft