Wills & Probate

Edward Rowntree explains why deathbed gifts are under the Appeal Court spotlight

James Ward takes issue with the chancellor’s unjustified attack on deeds of variation

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska provide a wills & probate update

Probate practitioners need a reality check, says Celia Fraser

Jon Robins questions whether all publicity is good publicity

The Supreme Court has preserved the estate in a case on whether the costs of a will dispute should be borne by the losing party, the estate of the deceased or the solicitor’s insurer.

Roderick Ramage discusses the property characteristics of “e-material” & shares a new precedent

Simon Hills & Tom Metcalfe report on the implications of the new public procurement regime when setting up a mutual

Professor Cooke & Luke Campbell report on the forthcoming Law Commission project on the law of wills

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska provide an update on disputed probate cases