All Feature articles – Page 90
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FeatureThe PSC register: what legal practice managers need to know
The requirement for a register of ‘persons with significant control’ came into force on 6 April 2016. Alison Matthews explains what you need to know
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FeatureThe importance of effective internal communication
Effective internal communication will reap dividends over time. Rachel Brushfield explains the role it plays in building employee engagement.
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FeatureFundamental dishonesty: where are we now?
What constitutes fundamental dishonesty has been left to the discretion of the court with no definition provided within the CPR. Kerry Underwood suggests this could all change very soon, with a decision by the Supreme Court imminent.
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FeatureCivil Courts Structure Review: Bristol consultation event report
We report back from Lord Justice Briggs’ consultation event in Bristol on 9 May 2016
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FeatureThe advantages and disadvantages of mediation
Mediation has many advantages, but there are also downsides to it that should not be overlooked, warns Philip Hesketh
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FeatureUsing mediation to resolve private client disputes
Leading commercial mediator Andrew Hildebrand explains how mediation can be used effectively to manage private client disputes
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FeatureThe line of duty
The new higher stamp duty land tax rate for additional properties came into effect on 1 April 2016. Nigel Popplewell outlines how the changes apply to purchasers of residential property
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FeatureThe long and short of it
Philip Askew outlines how to advise buyers of leasehold property on potential pre-completion or future lease extensions, including the complexities where the remaining lease term is less than 80 years
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FeatureBreathing room
As of 20 June 2016, the deadline for telegraphic transfers of funds – also known as CHAPs payments – will be extended by one hour and 40 minutes. Thom Wilkinson explains the implications of the change for practitioners
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FeatureMoving with the times
Lucy Trevelyan looks at recent trends in the use of office space in law firms and beyond – including agile working, shoring and activity-based working – and examines the drivers for change, plus the benefits and possible pitfalls
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FeatureLow on energy
From 2018, new regulations will restrict the letting of commercial properties with an energy efficiency rating below E. Claire-Elaine Arthurs outlines what actions landlords and tenants should take now
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FeatureSpringing into action
Warren Gordon provides an update on the work of the Law Society’s Conveyancing and Land Law Committee this spring, including around Land Registry privatisation, short-form leases and the Mortgage Credit Directive
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FeaturePut to rights
Richard Hill looks at how the court or registrar decides whether to rectify the registry, and how proposals in a current Law Commission consultation could affect the process
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FeatureShifting sands
The digitisation of land and property data is now well under way, with Land Registry, local authorities, government bodies and search providers all embracing the change, to support the homebuying process. Kris Clark explains
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FeatureWinner takes all
Hertfordshire firm Debenhams Ottaway was the first winner of the Law Society’s Excellence in Private Client Practice Award in 2015. Susan Glenholme explains the wealth of benefits winning the award has brought to the business
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FeatureThe line of duty
The new higher stamp duty land tax rate for additional properties came into effect on 1 April 2016. Nigel Popplewell outlines how the changes apply to purchasers, including companies, trustees, and those with existing inherited property
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FeatureWilling and able?
Constance McDonnell looks at the complexities of assessing testamentary capacity remotely, including in online will-making, and whether solicitors should proceed with an instruction if there is uncertainty as to capacity
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FeatureISA on the prize
Making use of the annual ISA allowance is one of the simplest ways to shelter tax investments efficiently, but one that many more investors could take advantage of. Toni Carver rounds up some recent changes to the ISA regime