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Will Update

29 May 2008
Issue: 7323 / Categories: Legal News , Wills & Probate
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News In Brief

Thousands of wills could need
revising as spiralling care and nursing fees force the elderly to sell their assets to pay for care, the Law Society has warned. Many elderly people may have left their homes to a loved one in a will but have later had to sell the home to pay for care costs. This means the wills are out of date, the society says. Research in October 2007 revealed that 57% of respondents did not know if they had an up-to-date will or not.

Issue: 7323 / Categories: Legal News , Wills & Probate
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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