Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7429

Same-sex couples need to keep their wills up-to-date, Irwin Mitchell solicitor Adam Draper has warned.

A legal dispute over pensions, affecting up to 8,000 part-time judges, has been referred to the European Court of Justice

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed the level of practising certificate fees

Late last year Ward LJ described Cook on Costs as the seminal work on a subject which has created more angst (and generated yet more costs) in the last decade than any other subject in the field of civil procedure.

A review of the Court of Protection rules and procedure has been published.

Professor Jeffrey Jowell QC is the new director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.

The Fellowship of Professional Willwriters and Probate Practitioners has a new patron Cheryl Jones.

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP (BLG), Manchester, has snapped up a number of former Halliwells partners.

Simpson Sissons & Brooke is celebrating after Angela Lally who joined the firm last year, achieved specialist accreditation with Resolution.

Claire van Rees has recently joined Sacker & Partners LLP—the third lawyer to join the Sackers team this year