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This week in NLJ: Wills & safety
Social distancing may cause problems for wills and probate lawyers, barrister Veronica Cowan writes in this week’s NLJ
13 May 2020
LexisNexis: Remote hearings in private client law
Some private client hearings are more suited to remote justice than others, 5 Stone Buildings barristers Ruth Hughes and Eliza Eagling have explained in a LexisNexis interview this week
13 May 2020
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
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Entries open for the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
SRA to face increased enforcement
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
PM Law failures exposed in detail
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
Employees transfer but liability remains
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees for complaints could be costly
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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