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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

 Jonathan Steinert & Paris Aboro examine the Supreme Court’s approach to the rectification of a will

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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