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Playing it safe

Discounted Gift Schemes can seem an attractive option for investment, but there are pitfalls for the unwary, says Peter Nellist

Caring is sharing

Cohabitants should check their pension schemes to ensure their partners are not left unprotected on their death, says Kate Richards

A tighter grip

Far from the new, civilised café society heralded in the 2003 Licensing Act, the Policing and Crime Bill is likely to bring back greater control on premises, says Jeremy Phillips

If the cap fits

Applications for costs capping orders could end up being as expensive and protracted as the case itself, says Andrew Butler

Fitting the bill

All law firms should adopt an electronic billing system to provide clients with the efficiency and consistency they increasingly expect, says Damian Blackburn

No half measures

Lord Gill's proposals to modernise the Scottish civil justice system and improve access to justice are long overdue and will be welcomed by solicitors and clients alike, says Robin Macpherson

No more hired guns

Most of the latest changes to the Civil Procedure Rules describe practices that those who use experts should already carry out, but practitioners will find it helpful that these are now supported by the courts, says Georgina Squire

Update: wills and probate

Helen Bryant reviews the EU's proposals to simplify international succession, new protocols for post-probate administration and cases on jointly owned assets