Modernisation of wills is essential, but by no means at the risk of client protection
Claire Davis raises concerns that the Law Commision’s reforms may go too far
25 July 2017
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Modernising the law of wills
Professor Nick Hopkins and Spencer Clarke discuss the Law Commission’s proposals to bring the law of wills into the 21st century
25 July 2017
Avoiding estate disputes
Rigorous documentation around assessments of capacity should become the norm, especially considering the concerning rise in dementia figures, says Sir Robert Francis QC
24 July 2017
Vulnerable consumers need more cost options and ‘jargon-free’ legal services
LSB research first step towards improving outcomes for people with mental health problems or dementia
18 July 2017
Will writing the Shoreditch way?
Proposals to bring the law on wills into 21st century practice are long overdue, but an essential question has unfortunately been left outside the scope of the reform: access to legal advice, says Jean-Yves Gilg
17 July 2017
Law reform body proposes giving courts 'dispensing powers' in will disputes
Law Commission calls for overhaul of 1837 Wills Act in consultation paving the way for electronic and video wills
13 July 2017
Mental capacity and family proceedings
Mariko Wilson discusses the checks and balances in place to ensure that vulnerable clients are protected and their interests properly represented in family cases
5 July 2017
Protecting elderly clients
Ann Stanyer welcomes proposals to reform the overburdened DOLS system and a recent decision on interpreting the LPA rules
5 July 2017
Strasbourg court rejects Charlie Gard appeal
ECtHR endorses English courts’ ‘meticulous’ decisions that life-sustaining treatment withdrawal is in ten-month-old’s best interests
28 June 2017
Teaching young lawyers old tax tricks
John Bunker discusses using nil rate band discretionary trusts to assist with resident nil rate band planning
27 June 2017
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