Legal News

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A wealth management and tax advice firm is to launch an alternative business structure later this year to create a “fully joined-up advisory platform” for its globally mobile clients.

Private client law firms could see client numbers fall as the court digitisation programme is helping more people submit probate applications themselves.

The judiciary has launched an initiative to make the courts more accessible to younger people by issuing the first guide to court language and etiquette.

The information accessed by home buyers and sellers on the internet may be giving them “incorrect expectations” about the timescales or process involved in conveyancing.