Commentary
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FeatureLibrary FAQ: How can a will be attested by a blind testator?
Our library team looks at the process for attesting a will when the testator is blind
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FeatureWhat the proposed dispensing power would mean for practitioners
Dr Juliet Brook looks at what the impact would be for practitioners if the dispensing powers are introduced, as suggested by the Law Commission’s wills report
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FeatureWhat are the latest TRS changes?
Helen Forster looks at what the changes to the Trust Registration Service (TRS) mean for you and your firm’s reporting responsibilities
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FeaturePAS FAQ: Receipts for a pecuniary legacy to a minor
Our Practice Advice Service answers a commonly asked questions by private client practitioners
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Sponsored byHow decisiveness can benefit probate practice
Daniel Marsden of Probate.Auction examines the difficulties in current probate practice, and how being decisive can help
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FeatureAML: A tale of two regulators
Colette Best considers the announcement that the Financial Conduct Authority will take over responsibility for supervising lawyers’ anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing activities
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FeatureSelling a probate property
Darren Leggett, of Law Society partner Property Ladder Group, looks at best practice when selling a residential property as part of probate
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FeaturePAS FAQ: Using a PI to support contentious probate claim
Our Practice Advice Service answers a commonly asked questions by private client practitioners
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FeatureTesting the market orthodoxy: tradition or true compliance?
The traditional approach to selling estate or charity property has long been seen as the safest route. Daniel Marsden from Probate.Auction looks at whether auctions or alternatives can sometimes provide better results
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FeatureThe importance of Practice Directions in the Court of Protection
Victoria Newey explains how Practice Directions help private client solicitors navigate the Court of Protection more efficiently, ensuring applications are thorough, timely and in P’s best interests
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FeaturePAS FAQ: Beneficiary with an individual voluntary arrangement
Our Practice Advice Service answers some commonly asked questions by private client practitioners
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FeatureLibrary FAQ: Checking citations in the age of AI
Our library team look at increasingly common enquiries of whether or not a case citation is real in the age AI
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FeatureUpcoming pension changes: What should you be doing now?
Soon, pensions will be liable to inheritance tax. James Corcoran, from Law Society partner Lumin Wealth, explains what you should be doing as solicitors to get ahead of the changes
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FeaturePAS FAQ: Client not responding to will approval request
Our Practice Advice Service answers some commonly asked questions by private client practitioners
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FeaturePAS FAQ: Removing an obstructive executor
Our Practice Advice Service answers some commonly asked questions by private client practitioners
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FeatureHowe v Howe: An insider’s guide
Andrew Bishop looks at Howe v Howe – where he acted for the successful claimant – and its implications for Inheritance Act claims
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FeatureLibrary FAQ: Uncooperative beneficiaries
The Law Society library look at what to do when a beneficiary is being uncooperative
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FeatureThe bank of mum and dad
Sarah Robinson looks at the ‘bank of mum and dad’ and related estate planning considerations, in the build-up to a Law Society seminar and networking event in Southampton, 9 July 2025
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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.
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FeatureEvent round-up: healthcare funding discussion, and the Law Society’s bicentenary
Melinda Giles rounds up a recent event with a panel discussion on healthcare funding, and celebrating 200 years of the Law Society