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Legal tensions

Common law and statutory tests of capacity are often in conflict, but recent case law in lifetime gifts offers welcome clarity, says Lloyd Junor

The robots are coming

SJ speaks to Chrissie Lightfoot about the sequel to The Naked Lawyer

Whose best interests?

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are not merely suggestions, they must be appropriately fulfilled before any individual is deprived of their liberty, warns Sofia Tayton

Lawyers granted life-line in criminal legal aid appeal

'Icing on the cake' as crime duty contracts tender process remains suspended

The GLS and NTGLS: keeping lawyers apart

How Chris Grayling became a Keyser Söze figure to the legal profession

Freedom of choice

If prenuptial agreements exist so that we can decide which assets we don't want to bring into a marriage, why doesn't the law always reflect that, asks Philip Rutter

MoJ backs down over removal of LASPO insolvency exemption

Decision protects £160m of creditors' money and boosts fight against business fraud

Win more conveyancing work

Searches UK offers a number of products to assist companies in generating more business and protecting their clients, says Lisa Summerton