Stephen Lawson
Stephen Lawson TEP, CTAPS is a contentious probate specialist at IDR Law and the joint chair of the Law Society Private Client and Estates Committee
FeatureMirror wills and conflict
Stephen Lawson and Katie Latham consider whether it is appropriate for solicitors to accept instructions to prepare mirror wills
OpinionDouble standard
Stephen Lawson and Ellie Gibbison, co-chairs of the Law Society’s Private Client and Estates Advisory Committee, explain the change in committee structure, and what they have been working on
FeaturePodcast: What to expect from the Law Commission’s wills report
On Today’s Wills and Probate Podcast, Elizabeth Gibbison, chair of the Private Client Solicitors Section Advisory Committee and Stephen Lawson, chair of the Wills and Equity Committee, offer a deep dive into the ongoing and upcoming changes in the law of wills.
FeatureACB, easy as 1-2-3?
Stephen Lawson and Ian Bond look at the practicalities and problems with ad colligenda bona grants, and how reform could solve these issues
FeatureClaims management
Stephen Lawson considers the steps will preparers can take to reduce the prospect of successful claims made against an estate
FeatureFall from favour
Stephen Lawson, with Andrew Bishop, shares the steps you should take if you are asked to renounce your position as an executor
FeaturePractice makes perfect
Stephen Lawson considers the Law Society’s practice notes and their benefit for private client practitioners
FeatureWorkshop: When contentious probate meets private client
Stephen Lawsom recaps his workshop on contentious probate
FeatureDisputed territory
Stephen Lawson, Richard Dew and Henrietta Mason explain the recent changes to the Law Society’s disputed wills practice note