What actually is ‘reasonable financial provision’ for the purposes of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act?
If someone’s will (or lack thereof) does not leave a certain class of people with reasonable financial provision, a claim may potentially be made under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (‘the Inheritance Act’). But what does ‘reasonable financial provision’ actually mean? In the first of a regular series from 42BR Barristers, […]
Survey reveals widespread use of unauthorised and open source AI, breaching client confidentiality
A survey has revealed nearly two thirds of fee earners admit to using open source artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, potentially compromising client data and confidentiality. The research by legal software company Access Legal revealed 59% of the 200 UK legal professionals surveyed by Censuswide said they had used unapproved AI applications, like the […]
Private client work the most profitable for SME law firms
Private client law, including wills, probate, tax, trust and estate-related advice is the most profitable area of law for small law firms, alongside litigation and dispute resolution, according to the latest Bellwether Report from LexisNexis. These types of work were cited as the most profitable by 42% of respondents in the Bellwether Report 2026: Lean, […]
Family lawyer ordered to pay over £30,000 for sharing litigant’s address
A family law solicitor who used a private detective to find a litigant’s address and then passed it to his client has been fined £17,500 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and ordered to pay costs of £15,000. The tribunal found that sole practitioner Clive Wood obtained, and passed on, the litigant in person’s contact details […]