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The predatory marriage trap Premium Content
James McKean, Andrew Bishop & Hollie Richardson highlight the morality & dangers of predatory marriage & probate
26 March 2020 / James McKean / Andrew Bishop
Wills by numbers

More people than ever before are leaving money to charity in their will, consumer research by nfpSynergy, shows


12 March 2020
Signed, sealed & e-delivered? Premium Content
E-wills: Roderick Ramage asks whether we can have the future now
26 February 2020 / Roderick Ramage
Record claim on husband's estate
The High Court has upheld a widow’s right to bring a claim against her husband’s estate more than 26 years after grant of probate
24 January 2020
Disputes across the generations Premium Content
The wills of Beryl Parsonage illustrate the meaning of want of knowledge and approval, writes Chris Williams
11 December 2019 / Chris Williams
Will Aid: solicitors building better futures
Peter de Vena Franks explains why joining the Will Aid campaign can benefit everyone involved
23 October 2019 / Peter De Vena Franks
2019: claims to fame Premium Content
Constance McDonnell QC examines the year’s most notable 1975 Act decisions
23 October 2019 / Constance McDonnell KC
Will Aid volunteers wanted
Solicitors have been urged to join the 2019 Will Aid campaign, which takes place across the country throughout the month of November. 
23 October 2019
U-turn on probate fee hike
The government has scrapped controversial plans to hike probate fees.
16 October 2019
The capacity jigsaw Premium Content
Chris Williams provides an update on the evidence & standard of proof required to gauge mental capacity
26 September 2019 / Chris Williams
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Online safety against serious harm
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Law reform ahead
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
Bullying & harassment at the Bar
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
The Sentencing Bill: Crime & punishment revisited
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
Changing faces
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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