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Feature'Safety' v autonomy
The Commons committee stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has concluded. Now extensively amended, is the legislation fit for purpose? Eduardo Reyes reports.
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FeatureRoom at the top
Lawyers are fighting to stay on the right side of the market’s ‘bifurcation’, while a slowdown in transactions is fuelling disputes.
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FeatureInsight: Unused pension assets will be liable for IHT from April 2027
Sponsored content. Jason Coppard of Lumin Wealth highlights solutions to negate or reduce an inheritance tax liability, in light of new rules.
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FeatureThe challenge of crypto
While crypto allows for fast, borderless transactions, these same features make it attractive for people engaged in illicit activity.
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FeatureData page – March 2025
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureWhipping up a storm
2025 is a critical year for litigation funders on several fronts. They are right to be worried, reports Rachel Rothwell.
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FeatureIHT & SDLT changes advice to clients
Sponsored content. Changes will dramatically affect the passing on of an estate for individuals, non-doms, business owners and farmers from April 2025 onwards.
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FeatureWinning combinations
From tribunal hearings to Supreme Court test cases and headline-grabbing strikes, lawyers who advise trade unions are a major force shaping the world of work. Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureCommon ground
Sweeping reforms to leasehold and digitisation of the property buying process descend on a residential conveyancing sector that struggles to retain and replace its lawyers. Maria Shahid reports.
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FeatureMinding the gap
Most solicitors are women and sex discrimination has been illegal for decades. So where are the equal rewards? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureUsing AI to achieve a balanced onboarding process
(Sponsored content.) Pinsent Masons has partnered with Xapien to build the legal market’s first AML due diligence tool powered by a Large Language Model.
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FeatureSplit decisions
Backlogs and increased transparency appear to be finally pushing family law away from court, but does the cost of alternative dispute resolution risk creating a two-tier justice system? Catherine Baksi reports.
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FeatureAI change agents
Agentic AI offers law firms a new level of automation and the possibility of removing the need for human interaction.
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FeatureDefending freedom: the legal struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa
Colonial legacies, societal and religious practices, electoral politics and international pressure all make for a complicated landscape.
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FeatureEmpowering Businesses - Leveraging smart meters to drive efficiency and sustainability
What role can your practice and employees play in making the most of smart meter technology? (Sponsored content.)