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News

DPP publishes revised guidelines on assisted suicide

Keir Starmar QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has revised his guidelines on assisted suicide

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Protecting vulnerable people from unregulated will-writers

Law Society research has found that vulnerable people are being left without provision due to the use of unregulated will-writers

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Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill receives royal assent

The Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill, which aims to simplify and modernise the rule against excessive accumulations, received royal assent on 12 November 2009

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Probate Section 2009/10 seminar programme - UPDATED

The Probate Section 2009/10 seminar programme has been updated. Read on for details of the Birmingham seminar, rescheduled from 13 January 2010

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UK opts out of EU regulation on succession and wills

Jack Straw has decided to opt out of the proposed EU bill, fearing it will complicate inheritance laws for British citizens

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Save the date: Probate Section Annual Conference 2010

The Probate Section Annual Conference 2010 will be held on Friday, 2 July 2010 at the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel - put the date in your diary!

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Probate Section Annual Conference 2010

The Probate Section Annual Conference 2010 will be held on Friday, 2 July 2010 at the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel - put the date in your diary!

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PS Regional Seminars 2009/10

The Law Society Probate Section’s annual regional seminar programme will consist of 17 evening seminars which will take place until March 2010.

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