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Building blocks
Solicitors Journal

Building blocks

Next of kin must obtain a grant of probate before making a claim on behalf of the deceased person's estate. Joseph Goldsmith considers the ruling in Millburn-Snell v Evans
Unlocking the potential
Solicitors Journal

Unlocking the potential

Focusing on financial and investment advice is the key to solicitors' practice development, says Ian Muirhead
Case closed
Solicitors Journal

Case closed

Closed proceedings raise such important concerns under human rights law that only parliament may determine when they can be used. Tariq Sadiq reports
Premises, premises
Solicitors Journal

Premises, premises

In the first of two articles on the application of the Equality Act in the housing sector, Jim Shepherd and Robert Latham consider how the new premises provisions dovetail with other anti-discrimination rules
Update: environment
Solicitors Journal

Update: environment

Adrienne Copithorne considers environmental impact assessment screening opinions, an odour nuisance case involving a landfill site, promptness in judicial review and planning fraud