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Increased use of simple online wills could lead to a surge in unsuitable and contested wills, a funeral research and consultancy firm has predicted

The courts, prisons and probation services received an extra £2.2bn, including funding to clear the courts backlog, in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s autumn Budget

The Law Society and City of London Law Society have pledged to hold the government to account over its economic crime levy, due to begin next year

An extra clause addressing affirmative cyber cover is to be added to the minimum terms and conditions for professional indemnity insurance, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced

The ever-popular Will Aid returns this November, with potential benefits for both firms and charities

Adoption of the ‘arbitration annex’ at COP26, in Glasgow next week, would encourage states to act on their climate and environmental obligations, according to lawyers

The winners of the Resolution Awards 2021 have been revealed

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) is looking for up to 15 solicitor members and ten lay members to join in 2022

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced that a new clause will be added to the minimum terms and conditions (MTCs) for law firms’ professional indemnity insurance policies to address affirmative cyber cover

Over 8,500 walkers were welcomed to the heart of Legal London for The London Legal Walk on Monday 18 October, organised by the London Legal Support Trust (LLST). The long-awaited return of the event has so far raised over £550,000 for frontline free legal advice charities in London and the South East

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University of Manchester: The LLM driving tech-focused career growth

Manchester’s online LLM has accelerated career progression for its graduates

mfg Solicitors—Philip Chapman

Regional firm strengthens corporate team with partner hire

Winckworth Sherwood—Sarbjeet Gill

Firm boosts real estate development team with partner hire

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Oatly loses long-running ‘milk’ war with dairy farmers

Swedish company Oatly has lost its bid to trademark the term ‘post milk generation’, after the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favour of the dairy industry trade association, Dairy UK

‘Seismic’ ruling makes AI patentable

It is possible to obtain a UK patent for an artificial intelligence (AI) machine which uses artificial neural networks (ANNs), the Supreme Court has held

General counsel role in flux, says report

The current state of geopolitics is so volatile it is ‘fundamentally reshaping’ the role of general counsel, according to a report by a global network of law firms

Perils of incorrect service highlighted

The High Court has clarified how winding-up petitions must be served, in a decision with implications for 30,000 UK businesses using the Companies House default address for official mail

Legal Services Board under the microscope

The ‘statutory remit’ of super-regulator the Legal Services Board (LSB) is to come under scrutiny in a government review

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

University of Manchester: The LLM driving tech-focused career growth

mfg Solicitors—Philip Chapman

Winckworth Sherwood—Sarbjeet Gill