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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

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Staking a claim: contesting a will Premium Content
Chris Williams discusses a court’s approach to a 1975 Act claim
24 September 2020
Disputes across the generations Premium Content
The wills of Beryl Parsonage illustrate the meaning of want of knowledge and approval, writes Chris Williams
11 December 2019
The capacity jigsaw Premium Content
Chris Williams provides an update on the evidence & standard of proof required to gauge mental capacity
26 September 2019
New departures…or not? Premium Content

Henrietta Mason & Chris Williams report on two intriguing recent cases involving undue influence & excessive costs

08 August 2019
Carrying the costs Premium Content

Mussell v Patience makes it clear that litigation costs principles differ from estate costs principles, as Chris Williams & Henrietta Mason explain

27 June 2019
Wills & probate update Premium Content

Lessons in undue influence & beneficial interests. An update from the courts by Henrietta Mason, Harriet Gibson & Chris Williams

28 June 2018
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Law reform ahead
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
Online safety against serious harm
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
UWO: money recovered

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

Bullying & harassment at the Bar
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
Faster justice
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
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