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17 Nov 2009

Update: tax and trusts

David Bird considers the question of residence for tax purposes, and the potential benefits of an employer funded retirement benefit scheme

17 Nov 2009

Rolling credits

Voluntary arrangements allow insolvent firms to continue trading, giving them the opportunity to pay off their debts and remain appealing to outside investors, says Joanne Wright

10 Nov 2009

Starting young

Operation Bumblebee is back: all over the Tube there are adverts telling would-be burglars that the Metropolitan Police has re-launched the burglar-busting initiative, and, if they have any sense at all, they should not be welcoming these darkening evenings as a heaven-sent opportunity to go out burgling, but rather see it as a time to draw up an armchair by a warm fire and have a quiet night in, reminisce about the old days and get an early night. We, the householders, are invited to defeat the threat posed by those who ignore the warnings and prefer to wander from their firesides on autumn evenings by leaving our lights on. The burglars – well, most of them – understandably do not want to risk burgling a house where the occupier is at home, and so they will either move on to find an easier target or just go back home, rattle the coals and say “nothing doing” to Mrs Burglar.

10 Nov 2009

All the small things

Improving communication with your clients is a simple and inexpensive way to increase the amount of business they do with you and prevent them from going elsewhere, says Dianne Bown-Wilson

3 Nov 2009

Update: competition

Richard Waite reviews proposals to give the OFT extended powers to disqualify directors, plans for new guidelines on distribution arrangements, and the European Commission's fine on Intel and its sector inquiry into the pharmaceutical industry

3 Nov 2009

At crisis point

Splitting the criminal and civil legal aid budget could be useful, but Sir Ian Magee must also consider other problems with the system if he is to save it from collapsing entirely, warns Russell Conway

27 Oct 2009

Family lawyers' dismay at latest legal aid fee schemes

Legal aid solicitors have expressed dismay and frustration at the latest government fee schemes for family work.

27 Oct 2009

Raising the Bar

The proposals for best value tendering will have a huge impact on the Bar – particularly on its most junior members, say Adrian Farrow and Richard Littler