22 Sept 2006IHT conundrumInheritance tax is less and less an isolated matter and should be considered as one element of a bigger tax planning picture, says Peter Nellist
22 Sept 2006Cheap talk?Claimants should take the duty to negotiate under the 41st update to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 very seriously or risk a hefty cost bill. Peter Lindsay and Victoria Handley explain
15 Sept 2006Regional focus: South-westJean-Yves Gilg discovers that life in the South-west can be as fast paced as in London but that business can be tough as a rural community lawyer
15 Sept 2006Keeping controlCosts capping is likely to be extended beyond group litigation, but, Simon Brown asks, will it really help keep costs under control?
15 Sept 2006Foreign adoptionsThe Children and Adoption Act 2006 will make profound changes to the rules governing adoption with a foreign element, says Simon Musannif
15 Sept 2006Harassment: a growing tortBarbara Hewson reviews the extension of protection against harassment from employment to other areas of the law
15 Sept 2006Swapping detailsJimmy Desai reports on Green Thumb Ltd and data transfer clauses in contracts