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Practice trends: wills & probate
Solicitors Journal

Practice trends: wills & probate

As the Legal Services Act looms, wills & probate lawyers must turn their business from loss-leaders to money spinners. Jean-Yves Gilg reports
Planning after Barker
Solicitors Journal

Planning after Barker

David Brock and Caroline Moreton offer advice to local authorities and developers caught up in the uncertainty created by Barker
Work in progress
Solicitors Journal

Work in progress

Employment Act 2002: Cedric de Lisser warns of unforeseen hazards
Update: wills & trusts
Solicitors Journal

Update: wills & trusts

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
Update: PACE
Solicitors Journal

Update: PACE

Robert Buckland analyses changes in the codes of practice of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and recent case law
After the event
Solicitors Journal

After the event

Are staged ATE insurance premiums a risky business? asks Amanda Shearer
Why ATE?
Solicitors Journal

Why ATE?

After the event insurance has had a bad press, but Brian Dunk says it is a perfectly good way of funding private litigation, provided a few simple principles are followed
Wrongful dismissal
Solicitors Journal

Wrongful dismissal

When claiming for wrongful dismissal, should you head for the employment tribunal… or the High Court? Clara Johnson reports