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Finders International has won the ‘probate research firm of the year’―for the second time in 2020

Wills can be witnessed using video conferencing technology, thanks to an emergency COVID-19 executive measure. It defines ‘presence’ in statute for the first time

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

An emergency measure has been introduced for the witnessing of wills, but Nicholas Bevan believes there’s been a missed opportunity

Guidance on how to apply for probate online using the MyHMCTS portal has been published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service

Chris Williams discusses a court’s approach to a 1975 Act claim

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

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

Solicitor applications for probate are to be made online only, under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals

Government has clarified its COVID–19 wills plans, but some misconceptions remain, as Dr Nicholas Bevan explains

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Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Partner appointed to head international insolvency and dispute resolution for England

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Kent firm expands regional footprint through strategic acquisition

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles

Financial disputes and investigations specialist joins as partner in London

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Client account interest money-maker provokes concerns

Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned

NLJ this week: The pension split at 25

Pension sharing orders (PSOs) have quietly reached their 25th anniversary, yet remain stubbornly underused. Writing in NLJ this week, Joanna Newton of Stowe Family Law argues that this neglect risks long-term financial harm, particularly for women

NLJ this week: Exclusion zone?

A school ski trip, a confiscated phone and an unauthorised hotel-room entry culminated in a pupil’s permanent exclusion. In this week's issue of NLJ, Nicholas Dobson charts how the Court of Appeal upheld the decision despite acknowledged procedural flaws

Public Accounts Committee warn of ‘extinction’ risk for legal aid

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned

NLJ this week: The insider returns

Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome

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Wills & Probate

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles