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Volume 11 Issue 6
Features
When less is more
As the Legal Services Bill throws up the prospect of increased competition in the marketplace, lawyers will need to find new ways of working more efficiently. Smart use of resources and people would be a good start, argues Gill Steel.
The wait is over: The UK REIT comes of age
The advent of the UK Real Estate Investment Trust spells good news for individuals and trustees looking for investment opportunities. Tracy Fisher reports.
Will drafting after the Finance Act 2006
The Finance (No 2) Bill 2006 received Royal Assent on 19 July 2006. Barrister Karen Hepworth considers the options that elderly clients now have when drafting their wills.
The new Court of Protection: Still more questions than answers?
In the second part of this study of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Martin Terrell considers the operational challenges facing the new Court of Protection, given the breadth and complexity of the Act governing its functions.
Sting in the tail: Testamentary capacity, knowledge and approval
A new approach to the law of negligence as applied to the drafting of wills means that all will draftsmen should be on their guard. Alastair Brierley considers some of the pitfalls highlighted by recent cases.
