LawSkills Articles

Well-designed, secure technology can help private client solicitors to manage their clients’ affairs more efficiently and avoid some of the most common problems associated with carrying out duties as a professional attorney, court-appointed [...]

The farming business of a sole trader generally ceases on death. Likewise, where there is a farming partnership, if there is no clause in the Partnership Agreement about continuing the partnership, it must cease under s33 of the Partnership Act [...]

Competition in the legal sector continues to increase. This competition has led to a constant downward pressure on the fees that lawyers can charge. While this is painful as it can quickly erode profit margins, it is real, and firms need to [...]

F-LEX was born when I was sitting in my law firm at 5pm with 38 bundles which needed to be prepared for 9am the following day and I knew I had a long night ahead of me. I looked out the window and saw a group of law students standing outside the [...]

In the Tolley’s Bellweather Report solicitors believe 33% of their business on average is won purely on price rather than on the expertise of the firm. A telling 26% of those surveyed did not know enough to judge whether the new transparency [...]

We thought that the issue of the application of the French prélèvements sociaux on investment income and capital gains was over. However, both recent French case law and French legislation have brought new hope of further refunds. French social [...]

When approaching anyone to provide a specialist service, it can be difficult to be sure you’re getting the best person for the job. The last thing you want is to realise that you’ve employed the wrong person once it’s too late. In this article [...]

The downsizing rules for the inheritance tax residence nil rate band (RNRB) really are the achilles heel of advisers. Everyone is bored by the subject matter, but the rules are complex and it is easy to overlook how they operate. If tax [...]

With all the changes currently facing farming, eg. new planning permission guidelines, the need for increased diversification; the Agriculture Bill promoting delivery of “public products” together with recent significant tax tribunal cases, such [...]

Since 1925, the courts of England & Wales have considered many aspects of trust law and, in some instances, handed down conflicting decisions on cases with strikingly similar facts. Whilst it would be wonderful if the outcome of the Law [...]