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Lawyers have given a cautious welcome to Ministry of Justice proposals to digitalise lasting powers of attorney (LPAs)
Wills are being left undiscovered and individuals wrongly deemed to have died intestate due to cuts in will searches by Bona Vacantia, a leading probate researcher has warned
Solicitors have called for any increase in probate fees to be accompanied by ‘real and tangible improvements in the service’
Estates and probate practitioners have called for bereaved families to be given better support in accessing their loved ones’ digital assets when they die or become incapacitated
Ministers are consulting on plans to overhaul the lasting power of attorney (LPA) process, shifting to a mainly digital service and introducing more safeguards against fraud and abuse
Britney’s legal battles shine a spotlight on conservatorship. Jemima Barnes outlines developments on this side of the pond
Probate fees could be hiked to as much as £273 from their current level of £155 (for applications from legal professionals) and £215 (for non-professionals), under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals
Tom Hall provides a practical guide to capacity & the appointment of attorneys & deputies
NLJ's Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week's issue
Debra Burton & Tamsin Wooldridge outline the sobering impact of the pandemic on charities & its effect on legacy income
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices

NEWS

The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation
Patients are being systematically failed by an NHS complaints regime that is opaque, poorly enforced and often stacked against them, argues Charles Davey of The Barrister Group
A wealthy Russian divorce battle has produced a sharp warning about trying to challenge foreign nuptial agreements in the wrong English court. Writing in NLJ this week, Vanessa Friend and Robert Jackson of Hodge Jones & Allen examine Timokhin v Timokhina, where the High Court enforced Russian judgments arising from a prenuptial agreement despite arguments based on the landmark Radmacher decision
An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading
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