Chris Williams
Professional support lawyer in the trust and succession disputes team at Withers LLP
Professional support lawyer in the trust and succession disputes team at Withers LLP
Chris Williams discusses a court’s approach to a 1975 Act claim
The wills of Beryl Parsonage illustrate the meaning of want of knowledge and approval, writes Chris Williams
Chris Williams provides an update on the evidence & standard of proof required to gauge mental capacity
Henrietta Mason & Chris Williams report on two intriguing recent cases involving undue influence & excessive costs
Mussell v Patience makes it clear that litigation costs principles differ from estate costs principles, as Chris Williams & Henrietta Mason explain
Lessons in undue influence & beneficial interests. An update from the courts by Henrietta Mason, Harriet Gibson & Chris Williams
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Thackray Williams—Lucy Zhu
Dual-qualified partner joins as head of commercial property department
Morgan Lewis—David A. McManus
Firm announces appointment of next chair
Burges Salmon—Rebecca Wilsker
Director joins corporate team from the US
NEWS
What safeguards apply when trust corporations are appointed as deputy by the Court of Protection?
Disputing parties are expected to take part in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), where this is suitable for their case. At what point, however, does refusing to participate cross the threshold of ‘unreasonable’ and attract adverse costs consequences?
When it comes to free legal advice, demand massively outweighs supply. 'Millions of people are excluded from access to justice as they don’t have anywhere to turn for free advice—or don’t know that they can ask for help,' Bhavini Bhatt, development director at the Access to Justice Foundation, writes in this week's NLJ
When an ex-couple is deciding who gets what in the divorce or civil partnership dissolution, when is it appropriate for a third party to intervene? David Burrows, NLJ columnist and solicitor advocate, considers this thorny issue in this week’s NLJ
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue
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