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NLJ this week: Caselaw from the ever-rising mountain of wills disputes
The number of wills and inheritance disputes has risen in recent years
30 June 2023
Finance Bill alert for wills & legacies
Private client solicitors may need to review clients’ wills and legacies as a result of the Finance Bill, the Law Society has warned.
16 May 2023
Solicitor fees & unwelcome surprises Premium Content
Provide clients with accurate costs estimates for administering estates, or risk a challenge from disgruntled beneficiaries, warns Kris Kilsby
12 May 2023 / Kris Kilsby
Finders International wins for fifth year in a row at 2023 Probate Research Awards
Probate solicitors and ‘heir hunters’ were celebrated at this year’s Probate Research Awards, which took place on 21 April in a ceremony hosted by criminal barrister and TV personality Rob Rinder.
10 May 2023
NLJ this week: Probate—how creative practitioners can avoid it
The process of obtaining probate can be a headache and a cause for despair, but what if there were an alternative? 
31 March 2023
Probate: finding a way around delay Premium Content
Is a grant of representation necessary? Ann Stanyer advises on some alternative options for avoiding the probate process
31 March 2023 / Ann Stanyer
LNB NEWS: Law Society announces updated processes for probate applications
The Law Society has stated that HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is reforming how users apply for probate. 
15 March 2023
The Gazette launches free estates notice guide
 Probate practitioners offered access to free deceased estates notice placement guide
28 June 2022
NLJ this week: Digital legacies
Laura Walliss, senior knowledge lawyer, and Rosie Todd, partner, Stevens & Bolton, tackle some of the myths, common perceptions and difficulties surrounding digital assets when it comes to estate planning and administration, in this week’s NLJ
24 June 2022
Assessing assets: what’s digital?
Estate planning & administration: Laura Walliss & Rosie Todd examine the many difficulties posed by digital assets
24 June 2022 / Laura Walliss / Rosie Todd
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Law Officers mark 25 years of Pro Bono Week
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
NLJ this week: Debts, disputes & digital bluster
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
NLJ this week: New law, old convictions
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
NLJ this week: Possession’s digital pitfalls
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
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