header-logo header-logo

Wills & Probate

Subscribe

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City  Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

Inheritance disputes are spreading to the world of trusts. Michael Tringham reports

Legislation news update

Re P [2009] EWHC 163 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 160 (Feb)

Experian explain how UAR is reuniting people with their rightful inheritance

Is there a future for the probate practitioner? asks Linda Packard

Death and taxes are no longer certain, says Michael Tringham

If your client’s mental capacity is in doubt, how do you best advise them? David Catchpole explains

Probate

Michael Tringham explains why probate is hitting the headlines

Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott

Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice

NEWS
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
Four recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions have clarified important employment law principles on dismissal, bonuses, trade union activity and tribunal procedure
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
back-to-top-scroll