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Working with elderly clients

Treating elderly clients with respect and using the Golden Rule is the least you can do to make them feel at ease, says Dawn Joughlin

Government goes ahead with costs shifting for libel

Judges will be able to protect claimants or defendants

Reforming will-writing laws is the only way to protect the public

A will-writing quality scheme is only a poor substitute for making will writing a reserved activity, says Midlands solicitor Philip Guise

Left at the altar by Mr Unrated

We must protect firms from unrated insurers, says Clive Sutton

Family business | Getting their day in court

We want clients to settle their divorces quickly and fairly, but when it comes to going to court we have to keep their best interests in mind says Marilyn Stowe

Complaints | Best steps when your firm breaches client confidentiality

Eleanor Kilner looks at the best steps to take when ?your firm has breached client confidentiality

Workshop: Auction contracts

If dealt with properly, auction contracts can be a ?painless process for conveyancers, says John Coulter

Civil conduct | The concept of good faith remains elusive

The concept of good faith remains just out of reach despite best efforts to push it into the mainstream of commercial contracts, says Julian Acratopulo