THIS ISSUE
Rowena Meager examines inheritance and proprietary estoppel
Ian Smith outlines a host of changes which came into force on 6 April
HIPs—will they finally provide benefits? asks Peter Ambrose
Malcolm Dowden considers authorised guarantee agreements and Hindcastle
News in brief
Part one: Ed Mitchell reviews recent cases on funding, transparency & closure
Profession
Courts not there to punish solicitors for providing a wrong estimate
News in brief
Profession
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles
Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles
Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards
Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards
Lime Solicitors—four promotions
Lime Solicitors announces four promotions
NEWS
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
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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