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David Finnerty provides advice on how to avoid a professional negligence claim in a contested probate case

Is mediation the key to solving MCA 2005 “best interests” disputes, asks Russell Caller

Michael Tringham follows families at war over intestacy claims

Are parents being left out in Inheritance Act claims, asks Sarah Playforth

Jag-Preet Kaur, Henrietta Mason & Luca Del Panta provide a wills & probate update

Jag-Preet Kaur & Henrietta Mason provide a wills & probate update

Michael Tringham recalls tales of heir-hunting

Regulating will-writing across the board will ensure consumer protection, says Paul Sharpe

Michael Tringham follows the latest disputes in the wills & probate world

Alec Samuels examines the trials & tribulations of the second wife

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Indirect tax investigations and litigation specialist strengthens contentious tax offering

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard makes Magic Circle hire

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

Three new Heads announced at leading London-based law firm

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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