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Good will hunting Premium Content
Sinead O’Callaghan discusses testamentary capacity in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
15 April 2020 / Sinead O’Callaghan
Beware the ‘predatory marriage’
The concept of ‘predatory marriage’ may mean little to English lawyers and probate practitioners, but it is a phenomenon that can have serious and permanent testamentary effects, according to James McKean, New Square Chambers, and Shoosmiths solicitors Andrew Bishop and Hollie Richardson
27 March 2020
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
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Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Partner appointed to head international insolvency and dispute resolution for England

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Kent firm expands regional footprint through strategic acquisition

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles

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
NLJ this week: When silence speaks volumes
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
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
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