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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

What price simplicity? Julie Man remains unconvinced by HMRC’s latest strategy

Can inherited wealth be claimed by a non-inheriting spouse when a couple split up? Margaret Hatwood investigates

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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