All Feature articles – Page 88
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FeatureOwning up to mistakes - what is the right thing to do?
Pearl Moses offers her top tips for how to deal with mistakes when they inevitably happen.
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FeaturePathways to a career in risk and compliance
Looking for a change of job? We asked some risk professionals how they forged successful careers in risk and compliance.
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FeatureNotifiable arrangements under DOTAS
Lesley King discusses the conditions which need to be met for notifiable arrangements.
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FeatureTaxing matters
David McDowell of HMRC outlines the key changes in force from 22 November 2017 to stamp duty land tax and the annual tax on enveloped dwellings
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FeatureNew ISA and DOTAS regulations on the way
Lesley King dissects new regulations on ISAs and the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes.
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FeatureContentious probate update: Recovering trust property, establishing paternity, and testamentary capacity
This month, Roman Kubiak analyses Burnden Holdings v Fielding, Nield-Moir v Freeman and James v James.
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FeatureCharm offensive
Fiona Heald muses on how to attract more young solicitors into private client work
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FeatureTop of the hill
Duncan Wood talks to Hillyer McKeown’s head of commercial property, Caroline Jones, about how her firm is winning awards for its innovative approach to IT in its conveyancing practice
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FeatureA site to behold
Karen Lee provides a step-by-step guide to the role of the developer’s conveyancer, from site acquisition to plot sale
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FeatureCoded message
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is set to introduce a new handbook regime, and the changes are the most significant since 2011. Property professionals face some of the most controversial changes. Paul Bennett outlines the proposals and their impact
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FeatureCommittee to memory
Russell Hewitson, chair of the Conveyancing and Land Law Committee since September, outlines the work of the committee and its upcoming priorities
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FeatureCommon sense?
The government’s recent announcement about setting ground rents for new leasehold houses and flats to zero may make commonhold a more attractive prospect than it has ever been since its commencement in 2004. James Driscoll explains.
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FeatureJust desserts
How many times have you heard from a client the words ‘I just need your signature’? But beware. Taking declarations and swearing affidavits may simply not be cost-effective, but other, similar activities, may contain significant risk. Peter Rodd explains
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FeatureWithin reason
Recent case law and regulations confirm that local planning authorities must give reasons for either granting planning permission or refusing to grant it. Anna Russell-Knee explains what this means for those wanting to challenge a planning decision
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FeatureThink tank
Clients who are buying or selling a house with a septic tank or small sewage treatment plant need to know about the relevant regulations and their implications – which could include immediate and ongoing costs. William Marriott explains
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FeatureBook review: Legal Training Tooklit
Helen Carr reviews the recently published Legal Training Toolkit
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FeatureOrchestrating compliance
Funke Abimbola gives us some insights into her career journey in risk.
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FeatureRansomware: is your firm at risk?
Ransomware continues to dominate the cybersecurity landscape, and law firms are not immune to the threat. Here are some top tips to keep your firm safe.
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FeatureA fine line
A professional deputy is under a duty to protect P from financial abuse and spending unwisely, but when does this become overprotectiveness? Using practical examples, Holly Miéville-Hawkins and Asha Beswetherick explain how you can navigate this increasingly fine line
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FeatureParadise lost
The Panama Papers leak from one of the world’s largest offshore law firms has led to a hardening of attitudes towards tax avoiders – and that arguably includes many lawyers, who are deemed complicit in the actions of their clients. Diana Bentley looks at how the landscape has changed.