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Wills—to dispense, or not to dispense: that is the question Premium Content
With the government retrospectively amending the law to allow for the video-witnessing of wills during the COVID-19 pandemic, is the next step the introduction of dispensing powers & is it a good thing, asks Debra Burton
27 October 2020 / Debra Burton
The video will execution regime: a half measure? Premium Content
An emergency measure has been introduced for the witnessing of wills, but Nicholas Bevan believes there’s been a missed opportunity
27 October 2020 / Nicholas Bevan
Probate online
Guidance on how to apply for probate online using the MyHMCTS portal has been published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service
21 October 2020
Staking a claim: contesting a will Premium Content
Chris Williams discusses a court’s approach to a 1975 Act claim
24 September 2020 / Chris Williams
Estate planning: Liability matters Premium Content
Discharging estate liability can be a complex and challenging task. In the light of a recent decision, Jennifer Haywood outlines a court’s approach to ascertaining liabilities
24 September 2020 / Jennifer Haywood
NLJ this week: Wills by Zoom
Recent intervention by justice ministers to clarify that wills witnessed remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic will be considered valid has proved controversial in some quarters
13 August 2020
Online probate only
Solicitor applications for probate are to be made online only, under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals
12 August 2020
Where there’s a will; there’s a way (Pt 2) Premium Content
Government has clarified its COVID–19 wills plans, but some misconceptions remain, as Dr Nicholas Bevan explains
12 August 2020 / Nicholas Bevan
Wills & probate: Inherent challenges Premium Content
Challenges to wills are on the rise. Chris Bryden & Tori Adams report
05 August 2020 / Tori Adams / Chris Bryden
Wealthy priest’s estate frozen while solicitors search for victims
The £4.7m estate of deceased priest, teacher and convicted paedophile Michael Studdert must be frozen to give victims time to bring compensation claims, the High Court has ordered
04 August 2020
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David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
NLJ this week: Presumption of capacity reaffirmed
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
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