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Conveyancers should seize property downturn as chance to review systems

Conveyancers should see declining property prices and falling numbers of transactions as an opportunity to put their practices in order and ensure they run as efficiently as possible, a leading volume conveyancing specialist has said.

Government's response must be worth the wait

As we await the response to the Consultation Paper, Amanda Stevens assesses the improvements that can be made on the claims process

Stopping the clock

Recent cases on the liability of professional advisers have refined the circumstances where the court will dismiss limitation arguments but additional clarification is still needed, say Fergal Cathie and Simon Schooling

Big money divorce

Patricia Hollings and Nisha Aggarwal look at the impact on 'big money' divorces following a short marriage and the limits on a wife's award when assessing needs

East Midlands: quiet revolution in Lincoln

Lawyers in Lincolnshire have been spared the commoditisation frenzy but it will come one day and firms are getting prepared, says Jean-Yves Gilg

E-conveyancing – what comes next?

What does the future hold for e-conveyancing services, how are they likely to be accessed and what are the potential implications for firms, asks Janet Baker

Update: IT and intellectual property

Susan Singleton summarises recent developments in the areas of data protection, privacy, patents, copyright and trade marks

Learn by trial and terror

Prejudice, lack of resources and the reluctance of witnesses are only a few of the problems encountered by lawyers acting for defendants in trials of terrorist suspects,explains Ali Naseem Bajwa