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Seeing red

Will the first case in favour of a bank stem the flow of complaints against penalty charges for unauthorised overdrafts, asks Richard Lawson

Civil litigation brief

This month Gordon Exall takes a detailed look at the rules relating to amending parties after the expiry of the limitation period

Topping up the piggy

Unless we can predict our death, corporate pension provision remains the best option for employers and employees, says Robin Ellison

Look before you sign on the line

If you sign cheques make sure that you limit the number of signatories . In a recent fraud investigation, a long serving accounts clerk used seven different signatories to sign petty cash cheques on a rotational basis.

Update: wills, probate and trusts

Catherine McAleavey on appointing replacement executors and joint accounts, with Catherine Sanders on possession and retiring trustees

Simply the best

Is legal recruitment a form of Russian roulette? Geoff Wild explains how to find the best staff

Carry the costs

Litigants should be able to claim their own preparation costs, argues James Ross

Statute barred

Adrian Oliver considers the conflicting approach of the Law Lords when a litigant faces the prospect of being denied access to the court system