Same-sex couples need to keep their wills up-to-date, Irwin Mitchell solicitor Adam Draper has warned.
A legal dispute over pensions, affecting up to 8,000 part-time judges, has been referred to the European Court of Justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed the level of practising certificate fees
Late last year Ward LJ described Cook on Costs as the seminal work on a subject which has created more angst (and generated yet more costs) in the last decade than any other subject in the field of civil procedure.
A review of the Court of Protection rules and procedure has been published.
Professor Jeffrey Jowell QC is the new director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.
The Fellowship of Professional Willwriters and Probate Practitioners has a new patron Cheryl Jones.
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP (BLG), Manchester, has snapped up a number of former Halliwells partners.
Simpson Sissons & Brooke is celebrating after Angela Lally who joined the firm last year, achieved specialist accreditation with Resolution.
Claire van Rees has recently joined Sacker & Partners LLP—the third lawyer to join the Sackers team this year
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
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
