The next few years will see an unprecedented shake-up of the legal market. There will be winners and losers. In this new series, different specialists from the Legal Practice Group examine what it will take to survive and thrive in the increasingly competitive post-Clementi, post-Carter world. In this first article, Simon Slater explains why many firms will find that mergers and acquisitiosn provide the best way forward
Catherine McAleavey and Catherine Sanders discuss Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, severance of joint tenancy by will, contract to make a will, capacity for severance of joint tenancy, Finance Act 2006 changes, trustee exemption clauses and Re Hastings-Bass
Catholic adoption agencies last night (29 January) appeared to have failed in their attempt to secure an exemption from the new Sexual Orientation Regulations, as the Prime Minister Tony Blair announced in a statement that there would be no exemption for faith-based groups.