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18 January 2007
Issue: 7256 / Categories: Legal News , Wills & Probate
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CHEAP EXIT

In brief

The Co-operative Group’s legal business unveiled a jargon-free wills service this week. It is the latest move by the group, as it prepares to take advantage of the liberalisation of the UK legal services market under the provisions of the Legal Services Bill. “Lots of people are put off because the prospect of writing a will can be daunting,” says Eddie Ryan, managing director of the Co-operative Legal Services. “But it doesn’t have to be daunting. We are committed to providing legal services, such as wills, in a way that is clear, straightforward and jargon-free.” The products available include a basic will costing £70 for an individual or £120 for a couple.

Issue: 7256 / Categories: Legal News , Wills & Probate
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Private client department announces partner hire

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands

NEWS
The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ
A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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