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Law Reform: Willing to change?

Professor Nick Hopkins and Spencer Clarke offer an overview of the Law Commission’s consultation paper on the law of wills ‘Central to the Law Commission’s project is the principle that the law should do all it can to enable people to ensure that their testamentary intentions are given effect.’ The Law Commission published its consultation …

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Charity Law Update: Responsible giving

Peter Steer and Sarah Clune review recent developments in third sector law ‘Prudence is perhaps a rather old fashioned virtue, but it should make trustees stop and think whether what they have cleverly structured or who they are involved with is really in the best interests of the charity, or themselves.’ This article is a …

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Deathbed Gifts: Keeping control

Mark Pawlowski examines to what extent it is possible to make a deathbed gift of land ‘The handing over of keys to the house… may be capable of evidencing the passing of dominion over it because, although keys do not represent ownership of the property, they nevertheless constitute the physical means of obtaining possession.’ Essentially, …

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