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Average wait times for probate are now just over four weeks, HM Courts and Tribunals Service data published this week shows.

Amanda Smallcombe examines success fees in claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975

The government has dropped its plans to digitise historic wills and destroy the original paper copies, following ‘strong opposition’ from the public.

Lawyers have welcomed the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that success fees are not covered by ‘financial need’ provisions in wills disputes

The value of the wills, trusts and probate market has risen 7% since last year to an estimated £2.81bn, according to the latest annual market report by IRN Legal Reports

A dying woman successfully completed a deathbed revocation of her will after nodding at her solicitor to ask for her help in tearing up the document.

It’s time to improve the Office of the Public Guardian register, writes Ann Stanyer

A recent judgment gave much-needed clarification on costs in probate cases, write Chris Bryden & Ben Haseldine

Probate delays have decreased, with the average time for the application process reducing from 14 weeks last July to 9.3 weeks this July, according to HM Courts & Tribunals Service figures published this month

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is consulting on changing the Legal Ombudsman levy on firms so firms that generate complaints pay 50% of the cost, rather than the current 30%

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Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

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NLJ this week: Property cases reshape established principles

A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land

NLJ this week: Stress ruling raises the bar for employers

Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee

NLJ this week: Can Manchesterism revive access to justice?

Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE

NLJ this week: Constitutional conventions tested as power changes hands

The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition

NLJ this week: Lawyers must become product designers

The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London

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Wills & Probate

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron