THIS ISSUE
Chartered legal executives can be coroners
ECtHR makes landmark ruling on life sentences
Knights has a new plan
MoJ ignores Law Society pleas to delay RTA Portal expansion
Judicial working group's report requests procedural change in anticipation of "enormous rise" of LiPs
Law Society launches quality standard for wills & estate administration
The Jackson reforms may save our legal profession, says Dominic Regan
LPA can now be applied for via MoJ website
Legal Aid Oscars take place
Landmark Supreme Court patent ruling
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Switalskis—five appointments
Firm expands national abuse compensation team
Mathys & Squire—nine promotions
IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices
Carey Olsen—five promotions
Carey Olsen promotes five lawyers to the partnership
NEWS
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
Material obtained through US discovery applications may have a much longer legal life than many litigants realise
English courts are developing a distinctly practical approach to sanctions disputes arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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