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FeatureBTE insurance: Absolute right to own solicitor at all times
A European court has ruled that a legal expenses insurer’s terms and conditions were incompatible with the Solvency II Directive, and that the claimant had a free choice of lawyer under a contract of legal expense insurance. Kerry Underwood’s response? Don’t take no for an answer from BTE insurers.
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FeatureThe new Bill of Costs - you're probably going to like it, actually
Are you ready for the new electronic Bill of Costs? Kevin Wonnacott is confident that it will be well-received by civil litigators.
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EventMLRO regional networking groups (various dates in 2018)
Our nationwide seminars provide information and networking forums for MLROs, their deputies and other senior compliance staff.
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NewsKeeping wills shipshape and Bristol fashion
Roman Kubiak discusses the plight of mutual wills and will disputes following family rifts.
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FeatureAutumn Budget 2017 - the headlines for law firms
Steve Roberts looks at the top-level developments in November’s Budget for law firms.
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FeatureThird party funding: a solicitor's perspective
Committee member Alison Kirby ponders the third party funding landscape as 2017 draws to a close.
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NewsAutumn Budget - a missed opportunity
Despite the extra funding pledged in the Spring Budget, social care was conspicuously absent from Philip Hammond’s speech on Wednesday, writes Spencer Gardner.
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NewsBNM v MGN – The essential summary
Andy Ellis, managing director of Practico Ltd, reacts to the Court of Appeal decision in BNM v MGN on proportionality.
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BlogsSolicitors and the fight against modern slavery
Olivier Roth discusses how solicitors can help businesses produce effective Section 54 statements as part of their obligations under the Modern Slavery Act.
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EventRisk and Compliance annual conference 2018: Locking down best practice in compliance
This conference will examine current issues that are affecting firms and legal departments, and features a mix of plenary sessions and a choice of workshops that will help you achieve best practice in compliance.
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NewsContentious probate update - 2017 (part 3)
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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VideosInterview with Glyn Maddocks
Human Rights Committee member Glyn Maddocks reflects on his pioneering work with the Centre for Criminal Appeals, and his long fight to overturn miscarriages of justice.
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NewsDoing Legal Business in Peru
Our Doing Legal Business series provides a guide for lawyers to working in key international markets.
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FeatureDrafting overage provisions: consider all eventualities
Peter Reekie comments on Sparks v Biden [2017] EWHC 1994 (Ch), in which the High Court intervened to settle a dispute between a seller and buyer.
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FeatureGet the message
It doesn’t matter how good your work or client service is if you’re not getting your name out there. Kim Tasso provides a brief guide to marketing private client work, with a guide on digital marketing tools and techniques.
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FeatureKeeping up with the Joneses
In the first of a new series of interviews with private client practitioners, outgoing Section chair Gary Rycroft of Joseph A Jones & Co in Lancaster, looks at his career to date, what’s in his in-tray, and the current challenges faced by private client solicitors.
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FeatureBack to Basics: Annual tax compliance in probate cases
Simon Leney and Jane Hodge look at final lifetime income and capital gains tax returns and estate returns
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FeatureDon't get in the red
Richard Dew explains the complexities of administrating insolvent estates