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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

Hugh James—Jonathan Askin

Hugh James—Jonathan Askin

London corporate and commercial team announces partner appointment

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Firm names partner as London office managing partner

Kingsley Napley—Jonathan Grimes

Kingsley Napley—Jonathan Grimes

Firm appoints new head of criminal litigation team

NEWS
Hugh James has secured 500 places on King’s College London’s new AI Literacy for Law course as part of a major firm-wide push to strengthen its responsible use of generative artificial intelligence
The criminal courts will sit to their maximum capacity next year, after the Lord Chancellor David Lammy lifted the cap on Crown Court sitting days
The Lord Chancellor David Lammy has set out his plans for ‘Blitz courts’, a national listing framework and other elements of the Leveson reforms
A former Commerzbank analyst has been sentenced to eight months in prison for lying during an employment tribunal hearing
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has joined with 60 data protection authorities from around the world to call for ‘urgent regulatory attention’ to the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI)
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