All Feature articles – Page 88
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As the cost of residential care rises, more people are attempting to protect their home and other assets from local authorities to avoid paying for care. Heledd Wyn explains why such actions are doomed to fail, and how local authorities will approach a so-called deliberate deprivation of assets
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FeatureGilded cage
Alexis Hearnden provides a guide to the the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards for the non-specialist practitioner
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FeatureThe final chapter
The Court of Appeal’s decision to increase the inheritance awarded to the claimant in Ilott v Mitson has been overturned by the Supreme Court. Penelope Reed KC and Hugh Cumber, who acted for the defendant charities, assess the judgment’s implications for testators
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FeatureUnder control?
Do you know that your law firm is a data controller under the new General Data Protection Regulation, and you must comply with them, or face fines of up to €20m or four per cent of your annual global turnover? Owen O’Rorke provides a beginner’s guide to compliance
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FeatureDanger on the doorstep
Over 50 per cent of people aged 65 or over have been targeted by scammers in the UK, according to National Trading Standards. Louise Baxter explains how its Friends Against Scams initiative is fighting back, and how solicitors can get involved
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FeatureStandard fare
Over 100 countries have signed up for the Common Reporting Standard to automatically exchange tax information. But in a complex international tax regime, what is the solicitor’s role? Yasmin Metcalfe outlines the main principles of the standard
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FeatureWhere there’s a will
A public consultation by the Law Commission is a welcome step towards updating our will-making laws to keep them fit for purpose in the 21st century, says Henrietta Mason. She reflects on two key areas of the consultation: formality and testamentary capacity
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FeatureDo it yourself
Ian Bond provides an update on the Ministry of Justice’s plans for digitising applications for grants of representation
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FeaturePricing excellence for law firms: How to be smarter and more profitable
Philipp Biermann and Andreas Panayiotou set out five actions you can take to improve your pricing outcomes and create significant value for your firm.
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FeaturePI Insurance - will it be affected by Brexit?
Brian Balkin answers your questions on the possible effects of Brexit on PII.
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FeaturePrice transparency - The proposals for change
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has outlined the steps it plans to take to improve transparency in the legal services market. Michael Lonergan, regulatory policy advisor, provides a refresher on what has happened to date and what the latest announcement may mean for the profession.
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FeatureLocal authority searches by Jan Boothroyd
Jan Boothroyd, chief executive of Land Data, discusses Local Authority Searches and CON29 changes.
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FeatureContentious probate update – 2017 (part 4)
With Inheritance Act claims and will disputes being the order of the day in the first few months of the year, trusts, anonymity and judicial discretion seem to be the flavour of the spring and summer months.
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FeatureAccessing neighbouring land via easement
In Gore v Naheed [2017] EWCA Civ 369, Peter Reekie looks at how additional land may benefit from an easement.
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FeatureBusiness continuity: Are you prepared?
Janet Noble looks at the importance of having business continuity plans in these uncertain times.
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FeatureSRA Handbook: The proposals for change
Marzena Lipman looks at a new, less prescriptive approach to regulation.
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FeatureNine things you need to know about the new AML regulations
Pearl Moses examines what to look out for in the new Money Laundering Regulations.
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FeaturePiece of cake
Many law firms focus far more on winning new clients – getting a bigger slice of the cake – than getting new business from existing clients – baking a bigger cake. Joe Reevy explains how to use customer relationship management to build an effective cross-selling process for your firm
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FeatureUp close and personal
With fixed recoverable costs looming on the horizon, personal injury firms and departments must make a decision: adapt to survive, or stop practising in this volatile area. Zoe Holland looks at the options
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FeatureUnder control?
Do you know that your law firm is a data controller under the new General Data Protection Regulation, and you must comply with them, or face fines of up to €20m or four per cent of your annual global turnover? Owen O’Rorke provides a beginner’s guide to compliance