26 May 2021Mental capacity to engage sex workers Jemma Garside reflects on a landmark ruling with potentially wide-reaching implications for prostitution
7 May 2021It's good to talk: financial planning and willsFollowing a recent report, Matthew Duncan reflects on how the British reserve may be impacting the probate process
22 Apr 2021Inheritance research finds over half of Brits shy away from 'taboo' topicOnly 14 per cent of respondents planned to instruct a probate solicitor
31 Mar 2021Domicile and wills interpretationMatthew Duncan considers the court's approach to interpretation in the case of a foreign domiciled person who died leaving a worldwide estate
30 Mar 2021Considerably more legal aid funding needed, say peersMoJ must invest much more to legal aid 'to meet the reality of need', say peers
30 Mar 2021Civil justice backlog: Peers call for urgent measuresGovernment must act urgently to address the case backlog in the family and civil courts, peers said in a new report
30 Mar 2021'Justice depends on government': Peers publish damning report The quality of justice is increasingly at risk and it's the government's fault, peers have concluded in a comprehensive report
26 Mar 2021New asylum system must 'treat people fairly' The proposed two-tier system will mean fewer asylum seekers may qualify, the Law Society warned