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Good news for late claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975: standstill agreements and claims out of time.

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Inheritance Disputes – Can the Court compel a party to provide DNA evidence?

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A Gift to the Nation: National Debt reduced by October 2020?

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A postcard from Seoul, South Korea

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Urgent warning about Government’s ‘risky’ online legal tool

Michelmores strengthens its Disputed Wills & Trusts team with new hire

Mediation – what is it and why use it?

Ilott v Mitson – the final round

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Michelmores sponsors ILM Annual Conference 2019

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Michelmores advising Cancer Research UK

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High Court rejects claim for reasonable financial provision brought nine years late

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Bad English can still make a good Will – the interpretation of homemade Wills

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Michelmores shortlisted in the 2018 Devon & Somerset Law Society’s Legal Awards

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The tale of the poisoned mother and the fraudulent calumny

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Draft text message found to be a valid Will

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