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Fiona Heald provides a summary of what was covered in the recent Section member webinar, ‘Restriction on title: top tips for private client and property lawyers’
The judgement in Hirachand v Hirachand & Another [2024] UKSC 43 has led the court to make a ruling that success fees under ’no win, no fee’ agreements (also known as conditional fee agreements (CFA)) are not recoverable by persons bringing Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (1975 ...
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The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) know the delays are frustrating for customers and it is committed to reducing the time it is currently taking to register lasting powers of attorney (LPA).
In a fast-evolving world, where advances in technology, world events and developing societal perceptions are all contributing to change, thriving private client law practitioners are realising the importance of using technology to update and optimise client communication methods, explains Craig Matthews of LEAP Legal Software
Paused in 2019, the Law Commission have restarted a project to review proposed reforms to laws around making a will