Catherine Sanders and Helen Bryant review the latest cases and developments including beneficial interests, disclosure of letter of wishes, reasonable provision and statutory legacies
Litigants should take particular care in providing particulars of claim or in mounting a defence, as courts are increasingly likely to strike off or even issue summary judgment in poorly prepared cases, says Peter Glover
The regulation of consumer credit has descended into chaos, leaving borrowers subject to information overload and lenders prey to red tape, says Richard Mawrey QC
Claims of dishonest conduct against lawyers are rising, and in the absence of a clear test, law firms should set out a careful risk management plan, say Fergal Cathie and Gaby Kaiser
Family courts have a wide choice of instruments to prevent child abduction but without further policy reforms these will not always afford sufficient protection, says Amendeep Gill
As the credit crunch bites harder,and recession looms large, what can we expect the insolvency landscape to look like over the next six months? asks Kathryn Tait
