Bernhard Schmeilzl

Lawyer & author

Bernhard Schmeilzl is the co-founder of Graf & Partners LLP (www.graflegal.com), a German boutique law firm specialising in UK-German legal matters since 2003.

Bernhard is an expert in international probate as well as international civil litigation. He runs the leading law blog on UK-German legal matters (www.crosschannellawyers.com) and he is the author of the standard textbook on “Civil Procedure in England and Wales” in German language (www.germancivilprocedure.com).

Lawyer & author

Bernhard Schmeilzl is the co-founder of Graf & Partners LLP (www.graflegal.com), a German boutique law firm specialising in UK-German legal matters since 2003.

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Bernhard Schmeilzl runs through some typical problems & costly mistakes when dealing with probate cases involving the UK & Germany

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

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LSB marks Mazur homework

Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)

NLJ this week: When AI hallucinates, lawyers risk real-world sanctions

The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools

NLJ this week: Stuck in the past?

The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness

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Bernhard Schmeilzl

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison