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On bad terms
Solicitors Journal

On bad terms

Sexual offences prevention orders are becoming increasingly badly drafted – they should be clear, precise and proportionate, says Lucy Corrin
Kicking back
Solicitors Journal

Kicking back

While riots rage over retirement age in France, the ECJ has been quietly considering its approach to the other side of the coin – age discrimination, reports Paul Stanley QC
Update: wills and probate
Solicitors Journal

Update: wills and probate

Helen Bryant considers warnings from HMRC about inheritance tax disclosure, solicitors' liability to the executors and heirs of a deceased client, the rectification of a botched deed of variation, and recent decisions on statutory and mutual wills
Art of retention
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Art of retention

Rona Cargill, HR director at Harper Macleod, comments on the importance of treating employees well in a recession
Law firm MBAs
Solicitors Journal

Law firm MBAs

Melissa Hardee of Hardee Consulting asks if MBAs are the best way of developing commercial awareness
Tackling e-disclosure
Solicitors Journal

Tackling e-disclosure

Tracey Stretton of Kroll Ontrack comments on the new e-disclosure requirements for multi-track English cases