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Forward strides made in legacy giving campaign

Minister for culture: 'Legacy giving is fundamental to the future of the cultural sector'

Solicitors remain first choice for wills

The number of solicitors being instructed to draft wills increases while DIY wills also on the rise

Keeping the property department on its toes

Tracey Calvert provides risk management advice on money laundering and other hot spots in the property world

Avoiding residual balances

Simon Sheppard outlines the steps solicitors can take to tighten up their systems

The highs and lows of shared ownership

Schemes that reduce the initial costs of buying a home are becoming increasingly popular, but there are some hidden complexities, explains Roberta Organ

First 100 years: A celebration of women in law

While recognising the strides made by women lawyers over the last century, Laura Clenshaw observes that true equality in the profession has not yet been achieved

Online estate agents: The start of a conveyancing revolution?

The advent of online estate agencies could give conveyancers the opportunity to build new business and rethink the solicitor-estate agent dynamic, explains Mark Riddick

Global focus on bribery remains on the individual

Section 7 offence of the 'vanishing' (Bribery) Act 2010 will remain as it is, much to the dismay of the Serious Fraud Office director, David Green, write Louise Hodges and Johanna Walsh