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More haste, less speed?

When making wills for clients who lack capacity or are very close to death, be aware of the common pitfalls, which could prove costly, says Lloyd Junor

Storm survival: How mid-sized law firms can reduce their PII premiums

Mid-market firms can reduce their PII premiums by obtaining independent accreditation and joining a group scheme, says John Thomas

Practice management | All roads lead to law

The current shrinking of training contracts is pointing graduates towards alternative legal careers, says Jonathan Kay

Prest: a very English solution

In Prest v Petrodel the Supreme Court kept company law principles intact and used property and trust law to reach a fair conclusion - but not all agree with Lord Sumption. Hazel Wright takes a closer look at the decision, while our commentators share their own take on the longer-term implications of the decision (see box below)

Keeping a cool head is key to discharging freezing orders

Defendants seeking to get freezing orders discharged stand ?a much better chance if they think strategically and do not rush into potentially costly and ineffective counter-attacks, says Jane Colston and Agnieszka Szewczyk

Trustees, mistake, and Hastings-Bass

The Supreme Court's judgment in Futter v HMRC and ?Pitt v HMRC has clarified the law of mistake, but, argues ?John Toth and Hannah Batten, that clarity may not ?help mistaken trustees in future

PII Focus | The big insurance renewal: small firms reliant on unrated insurers will face a difficult task

This year will be the last in the past 40 years where firms will have to renew compulsory professional indemnity at a set date, but unease over unrated insurers and the general rise in risk in the market make it one of the most challenging, says Frank Maher

PII Focus | What can the market expect this year?

Solicitors Journal asks brokers, barristers, experts and solicitors what they expect from professional indemnity after June renewals