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FeatureBook review: LinkedIn for Lawyers – Developing a Profile to Grow Your Practice
Can LinkedIn help lawyers improve their practice in an efficient and cost effective way, or is it a time-consuming luxury? Barry Wilkinson reviews LinkedIn for Lawyers - Developing a Profile to Grow Your Practice (by Emily Miller and Kirsten Hodgson) and offers his verdict
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FeatureCreating a ‘great place to work’: the key to talent attraction and retention
Creating ‘a great place to work’ is a key element of talent attraction and retention. Julie Harrison explains the challenges and provides a taster of her session at the LMS annual conference on 27 April
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AnalysisThe biggest contentious probate cases of 2016 so far
Roman Kubiak, partner at Hugh James, takes a look at some of the most notable cases in the contentious trusts and probate field over the last few months.
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AnalysisThe biggest contentious probate cases of 2016 so far
Roman Kubiak, partner at Hugh James, takes a look at some of the most notable cases in the contentious trusts and probate field over the last few months.
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AnalysisSpotlight: EMI Group Ltd v O&H Q1 Ltd [2016] EWHC 529 (Ch)
The High Court has confirmed that a tenant cannot assign to its guarantor - prohibited under the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995. Douglas Rhodes, senior associate at Trowers & Hamlins, explains why all property practitioners need to be aware of this important decision that rules void a common industry ...
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AnalysisCosts of trust litigation: Blades v Isaac & Alexander
Lesley King discusses Blades v Isaac & Alexander [2016] EWHC 601 (Ch), which raises some some interesting points on the role of executors and trustees of discretionary trusts.
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Court fee list
These documents sets out the full list of fees applicable in the civil and family courts as of 21 March 2016.
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News83rd update to the CPR now in force - what's new?
The 83rd update to the Civil Procedure Rules has been published, with the majority of the amendments coming into effect on 1 and 6 April 2016. Cait Sweeney guides you through the key changes you need to know about
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JOFFE & ASSOCIES LTD (London) - Marie BACUVIER (Managing Partner)
Managing Partner, Registered European Lawyer (SRA) & Attorney at Law "Avocat" (admitted to the Paris Bar in 2001)
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EventCompetition Section annual dinner and awards (3 December 2015) : in pictures
The Law Society’s Competition Section is pleased to share the speech and photographs from the 2015 formal annual dinner and Horsfall Turner essay prize award ceremony.
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Competition Section annual conference (19 May 2016)
Presented by leading practitioners both from the UK and abroad, our annual conference will provide you with the most up-to-date coverage of all the major issues and developments in the world of competition law.
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AnalysisFamily Mosaic Home Ownership Ltd v Peer Real Estate Ltd [2016] EWHC 257 (Ch)
The High Court has given guidance on the transfer of existing cases to the Shorter Trials Scheme
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AnalysisSpotlight: Budget 2016
John D Bunker, head of Private Client Knowledge Management at Thomas Eggar, brings you up to speed on the key private client measures in this year’s budget
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FeatureTo top it all
A top-up fee can improve the experience of care received by an older person in a care home. But too often, these fees are imposed without the informed consent of all parties and become a ‘secret subsidy’. Janet Morrison explains
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FeatureVariation on a theme
If a will is not fit for purpose or the estate could have been disposed of more efficiently from a tax point of view, all is not lost. It is possible to vary the disposition of an estate. Georgia Bedworth explains
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FeatureYoung blood
Young private client solicitor Elin Dukes reflects on what drew her to the practice area, and what firms can do to attract more talent at trainee level
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FeatureBill of health
As the population ages, identifying who should pay for those in need of long-term care has become a vital issue for solicitors. Lisa Morgan considers how NHS continuing healthcare can help, the role of the solicitor in the process – and the pitfalls involved
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FeatureBack to Basics: Managing stocks and shares as part of an estate
Practitioners face a number of issues when dealing with an estate that contains portfolios of stocks and shares. It’s important to have a good understanding of how you can help clients plan before death, and deal with shares as part of the administration of an estate after death. Christopher Ekisson ...
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FeaturePersonal services
It’s all well and good advertising a friendly and personable service, but law firms, and private client solicitors in particular, need to be visible and accessible to prospective clients at all times. Gary Rycroft explains