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Decisions, decisions, decisions: Referrals to the SDT

Martina Hogg discusses the faults of the current - and previous - process for referral of matters to the SDT

Enough is enough

Care services are being managed in such an inappropriate way that the only means of getting results is to manipulate the system

A whole new world of money

Bitcoin is not simply a digital currency. The technology behind it has the potential to revolutionise private client affairs beyond recognition, explains James Brockhurst

Make sure they're golden

If your clients' are banking on the good life when they retire, they need to realise that it's a goal they have to reach for throughout their lives, not at the point of need, says Joe Hawes

How secure is a trust?

There is no guarantee that the courts will overlook a trust created prior to marriage when it comes to a nuptial settlement, finds Carmel Brown

Home or away: Where should parties bring claims?

Dr Julian Morris considers case law relating to flight delay compensation and the jurisdictional hurdles to bringing a claim over an accident abroad

The meaning of 'significant influence or control'

Debbie King discusses restrictions on directors' powers and the new requirement of companies to keep a register of 'people with significant control' in the organisation

EU trade mark reforms

New legislation will be welcomed by trade mark owners seeking to protect their goods from counterfeiters, explains Chris McLeod