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Catherine Frost considers natural justice, safety, & secrecy in statutory will applications

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

A law firm was not entitled to payment for jointly administering an estate as there was no charging clause in the will, the High Court Senior Courts Costs Office has ruled

Beth Bell & Megan Freeman set out legal & governance strategies that can help prevent disputes in wealthy families

Preserving family wealth requires more than astute investment management, according to Beth Bell, knowledge lawyer, and Megan Freeman, paralegal, at Penningtons Manches Cooper, writing in NLJ this week

Brian Patrick Bolger discusses surrogacy, bloodlines & beneficiary status in Cator v Thynn

Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates

From misplaced certificates to long-forgotten investments, missing shareholdings are more common than many realise, writes John Martin

Financial protections for domestic abuse victims would be strengthened and cohabiting couples be given inheritance and separation rights, under historic government proposals

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Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith

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NLJ this week: Silence comes dear

Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect

NLJ this week: Prosecutions under watch

Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested

NLJ this week: Immunity breached

Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling

NLJ this week: Blame game backfires

Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation

NLJ this week: Sanctions divide

Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia

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Wills & Probate

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith