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A son whose father made longstanding promises to leave the £8m family farm to him has succeeded in his claim

Kathryn Purkis analyses the transfer of trusteeship & what it means for the survival of a lien

Are unconventional methods of will making about to become our everyday reality? Monika Byrska considers the options

It’s a family affair: Constance McDonnell presents a review of key contentious probate cases

Paola Fudakowska & Henrietta Mason return with an update on family rifts, mistakes & undue influence

As the dust settles on Ilott, Steve Evans reflects on what has & what hasn’t changed

The charitable legacy—how far should a charity go to protect it, asks Alison Regan

Giselle Davies & Ellis Pugh report on the Fundraising Preference Service—the new weapon against ‘junk’?

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
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
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
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
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
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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