Chris Williams
Professional support lawyer in the trust and succession disputes team at Withers LLP
Professional support lawyer in the trust and succession disputes team at Withers LLP
Chris Williams discusses a court’s approach to a 1975 Act claim
The wills of Beryl Parsonage illustrate the meaning of want of knowledge and approval, writes Chris Williams
Chris Williams provides an update on the evidence & standard of proof required to gauge mental capacity
Henrietta Mason & Chris Williams report on two intriguing recent cases involving undue influence & excessive costs
Mussell v Patience makes it clear that litigation costs principles differ from estate costs principles, as Chris Williams & Henrietta Mason explain
Lessons in undue influence & beneficial interests. An update from the courts by Henrietta Mason, Harriet Gibson & Chris Williams
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr
Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London
NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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