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DR v GR

Jonathan Riley summarises a recent will dispute case and the lessons learned for practitioners

Agreed costs budget could be open to challenge

Litigants who have managed their costs within agreed budgets should not ?expect judges to just rubberstamp the final costs claim, says Simon Gibbs

How low can you go?

Forecasts suggest there will be increasing challenges over the next five years for low-risk investors and their advisers, says Claire Bennison

Greaves v Stolkin

Jonathan Riley rounds up a contentious probate case and the lessons learned for practitioners

Secrets and lies

Controversial and sinister? A licence to loot? Your client could be reading these media labels about the Court of Protection, warns Sofia Tayton

To err is human

Trustees are open to making costly mistakes now the Supreme Court has handed down its judgment on Pitt and Futter, says Lloyd Junor

European briefing | Ignorance is bliss: lawyers' advice as justification for non-compliance

Ignorance of the law is no defence, but can defendants shield behind 'legal advice which is later deemed inapplicable, asks Paul Stanley NO

Never too early

How can you help your clients ?to think about and communicate their wishes for health care while they are well? Dr Jessica Simon, Lonny J Rosen and Shelley Birenbaum discuss ?the adviser's integral role