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Clarification on standstill agreements Premium Content

A claimant relying on a standstill agreement in 1975 Act claims does take a risk, but one that will almost certainly be worth taking in future, as Paul Hewitt & Sarah Aughwane explain

23 September 2019 / Sarah Aughwane / Paul Hewitt
New departures…or not? Premium Content

Henrietta Mason & Chris Williams report on two intriguing recent cases involving undue influence & excessive costs

08 August 2019 / Henrietta Mason / Chris Williams
Online wills: even more dangerous than you think? Premium Content

Simon Hetherington argues the greatest risk from DIY wills is in the profession’s response to them

08 August 2019 / Simon Hetherington
Court of Appeal supports late claim
A widow has won her claim for reasonable financial provision, in a landmark Court of Appeal decision on limitation.
08 August 2019
High Court records rise in number of executor disputes
A sudden jump in the number of (usually rare) cases where heirs try to oust executors has been recorded by the High Court.
08 August 2019
Share your probate delays
The Law Society, along with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and Solicitors for the Elderly, is seeking examples of delays to the probate service ahead of a meeting next month with HM Courts and Tribunals (HMCTS).
08 August 2019
Losing the farm in a family feud Premium Content

Jennifer Haywood uncovers some valuable lessons on proprietary estoppel from recent Court of Appeal decisions

27 June 2019 / Jennifer Haywood
Carrying the costs Premium Content

Mussell v Patience makes it clear that litigation costs principles differ from estate costs principles, as Chris Williams & Henrietta Mason explain

27 June 2019 / Henrietta Mason / Chris Williams
Will-making: reasons not to do-it-yourself Premium Content

Elis Gomer discusses the rise of the DIY will: more trouble than it’s worth?

27 June 2019 / Elis Gomer
Time to change the conversation around wills?
More than two-thirds of adults below the age of 50 and earning £50,000 or more per year do not have a will, law firm Collyer Bristow has warned.
26 June 2019
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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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