Stephen Lawson

Stephen Lawson is a solicitor at FDR Law. He is a member of the Law Society Wills & Equity Committee and a former member of the Law Society Civil Justice Committee. Stephen is a member of both STEP and ACTAPS.

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    Podcast: What to expect from the Law Commission’s wills report

    2025-04-17T14:02:00

    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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    ACB, easy as 1-2-3?

    2025-02-19T11:58:00

    Stephen Lawson and Ian Bond look at the practicalities and problems with ad colligenda bona grants, and how reform could solve these issues

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    Claims management

    2024-08-27T14:29:00

    Stephen Lawson considers the steps will preparers can take to reduce the prospect of successful claims made against an estate

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    Fall from favour

    2024-06-13T11:03:00

    Stephen Lawson, with Andrew Bishop, shares the steps you should take if you are asked to renounce your position as an executor

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    Practice makes perfect

    2023-12-01T14:37:00

    Stephen Lawson considers the Law Society’s practice notes and their benefit for private client practitioners

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    Workshop: When contentious probate meets private client

    2022-09-29T15:25:00

    Stephen Lawsom recaps his workshop on contentious probate

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    Disputed territory

    2022-08-12T10:16:00

    Stephen Lawson, Richard Dew and Henrietta Mason explain the recent changes to the Law Society’s disputed wills practice note