When estate disputes become legal battles, who foots the bill? This week, Nicola K Smith breaks down the options, sharing her specialist knowledge with practitioners to pass onto clients facing unexpected fees. Legal disputes about estates are stressful enough but the question everyone asks is: How much will this cost me? And more importantly, who …
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My former partner and I were never married, but we purchased a property in his name only in August 2018. We were together for 25 years and have three children together. The house cost £100,000. We got it cheap as it was a doer-upper, previously on the market for £125,000. I paid half the total …
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Caroline Hearn of Pinsent Masons raised the prospect after a taskforce of legal experts set out their views on liability for AI harms. The draft legal statement published by the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT), which is open to consultation until 13 February, is non-binding on courts – the UKJT aims to provide some clarity …
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Employment law change is rarely subtle. HR leaders are used to keeping tabs on new rights, updated guidance and shifting compliance obligations. But one of the most significant risks now emerging for employers is far less visible and far easier to underestimate. With ACAS’ early conciliation window now 12 weeks instead of six, and employment …
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How do you end a marriage with someone you love? For some, the decision is a no-brainer. But for most, this is one of the most complex and emotional decisions they will ever make. People end marriages for many reasons, but a lack of love is not typically one of the reasons. It can be …
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Business confidence fell again at the start of the year, according to a tracker frequently cited by Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, dealing a blow to the government in its hopes of boosting the UK economy before difficult elections in May. Starmer and Reeves have frequently pointed to the Lloyds Bank business barometer when speaking …
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Attorneys usually analyze white-collar cases through formal legal frameworks: statutes, guidelines, charging decisions, cooperation credit, and sentencing outcomes. But they often overlook the psychological conditions—such as acute stress, fear, and disorientation—under which defendants make the most consequential decisions of their lives. Trauma-based decision making is central to white-collar cases. Trauma shapes judgment, risk tolerance, and …
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The UK approach to AI regulation – favouring sector-led oversight over statutory controls – combined with the rapid adoption of AI in legal practice, has highlighted areas where regulatory and judicial frameworks will likely evolve further. Recent cases such as Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey and Al-Haroun v Qatar National Bank (which were heard …
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Rachel Reeves was accused of doing ‘far too little, far too late’ today after she sent a junior minister to unveil her pubs bailout. After an outcry by Labour MPs at the prospect of thousands of closures, pubs are to get 15 per cent off business rates from April. However, low-ranking Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson …
Divorce is one of the most emotionally disruptive experiences a person can go through. Even under the best circumstances, it shakes your sense of safety, identity, and future. Now imagine navigating divorce in a country that is not your own. A place where the language may not be your first, the laws are unfamiliar, the …
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