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Inheritance Tax Legal News 

FREE WILL REGISTRATION MONTH HIGHLIGHTS GROWING RISKS OF LOST LEGAL DOCUMENTS

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 NewsDesk asset protection, estate administration, estate management, estate planning, family finance, family wealth, financial planning, Inheritance, inheritance disputes, inheritance planning, inheritance tax, intestacy rules, legal advice, legal affairs, missing Will, National Will Register, probate, probate law, S Bish Estate Planning, Steve Bish, succession planning, UK law, Will registration, Will storage, wills and probate

An estate planning specialist is warning families about the growing risks associated with missing Wills, as uncertainty over where legal

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Appointments Legal 

MARRONS STRENGTHENS LONDON EXPANSION WITH FOUR SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 NewsDesk Ampa Group, brownfield development, Commercial Property, conservation planning, DP9, Emma McKeown, heritage consultancy, heritage planning, London development, London planning consultancy, Lorraine King, Marrons, Mike Moon, mixed-use development, Natalie Render, planning advisory, planning consultants, planning industry, planning permission, real estate development, regeneration projects, South East property, Stantec, UK property sector, urban regeneration

Marrons has expanded its London operation with four senior appointments as the multi-disciplinary consultancy intensifies its push into the capital’s

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Appointments Legal 

SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU ANNOUNCES 17 PROMOTIONS AS LAW FIRM CONTINUES NATIONAL GROWTH

May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 NewsDesk Ampa, B Corporation law firm, Building Safety Act, commercial litigation, commercial real estate law, dispute resolution, Ishtar Golant, Jacob Hanson, Katherine Richards, law firm promotions, legal advisory, legal appointments, legal careers, legal industry growth, London lawyers, managed legal services, Managing Director, professional services, property law, real estate disputes, Shakespeare Martineau, UK business law, UK law firms, UK legal sector, Victoria Tester, William Corbett

National law firm Shakespeare Martineau has announced 17 promotions across its UK operations, including four within its London office, as

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Appointments Legal 

CITY SEARCH FIRM H&P APPOINTS SHANNON MCKECHNIE TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL CLIENT STRATEGY

May 8, 2026 NewsDesk City recruitment firms, commercial partner appointment, executive hiring, executive recruitment London, executive search, executive search firms, global recruitment, H&P Executive Search, international recruitment, Jack Hayes, leadership advisory, leadership hiring, legal executive search, legal recruitment, legal sector recruitment, legal talent acquisition, professional services recruitment, recruitment industry, recruitment leadership, recruitment strategy, Ricky Roy, search firm growth, Shannon McKechnie, talent acquisition, UK recruitment market

Executive search firms operating in the legal sector are facing increasing pressure to differentiate beyond transactional hiring as competition for

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Appointments Legal 

CITY LAW FIRM HCR BOOSTS CAPABILITY AHEAD OF MAJOR EMPLOYMENT LAW SHAKE-UP

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 NewsDesk discrimination law UK, employment disputes, employment law UK, employment legal advisory, Employment Rights Act, employment tribunal claims, flexible working UK, HCR Law, Lee Gabbie, Lee Gabbie Partner employment lawyer, London law firms, Rachel Roberts, Rachel Roberts HCR Law employment team, redundancy law UK, UK labour law reforms, whistleblowing law UK, workplace regulation UK

HCR Law has appointed employment lawyer Lee Gabbie as a partner in its London office, reinforcing its advisory capacity as

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Legal Music 

FENDER STRENGTHENS GLOBAL IP RIGHTS WITH STRATOCASTER® LEGAL WIN

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 NewsDesk Aarash Darroodi General Counsel Fender, AliExpress counterfeit guitars, applied art copyright EU, Edward Bud Cole CEO Fender, EU copyright ruling guitars, Fender brand protection, Fender guitar design case, Fender legal victory EU, Fender Stratocaster copyright, Fender vs Yiwu Philharmonic, German court IP ruling, global IP enforcement guitars, guitar design infringement EU, guitar intellectual property law, music industry IP law, Stratocaster design protection, Stratocaster history 1954

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has secured a significant legal victory in Europe, after a German court ruled that the design

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Legal 

UK ESTATE PLANNING GROWS MORE COMPLEX AS EXPERT URGES FAMILIES TO ASK SIX KEY QUESTIONS

March 12, 2026 NewsDesk Alan Gardiner, blended families inheritance planning, Chief Executive Officer of Honey Legal, dementia planning UK, estate planning advice, estate planning trends UK, estate planning UK, Honey Legal estate planning, inheritance law UK, inheritance planning UK, lasting power of attorney UK, legacy planning UK, private client industry report 2026, trust planning UK, wealth transfer UK, wills and probate England Wales, wills and trusts UK

TRUSTS, LONGEVITY AND BLENDED FAMILIES RESHAPE UK ESTATE PLANNING Estate planning across England and Wales is entering a new era

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Legal Retail 

EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT REFORMS SET TO TRANSFORM RETAIL WORKFORCE POLICIES

March 6, 2026 NewsDesk bereavement leave UK law, Clarke Willmott employment law, Employment Rights Act 2025, employment tribunal risk employers, HR compliance retailers UK, Kathryn Walters senior associate Clarke Willmott, parental leave employment law UK, paternity leave law UK changes, retail employment law UK, retail workforce management UK, statutory sick pay day one rights, UK employment law reforms, UK labour law changes 2026, unfair dismissal law UK 2027 reforms, zero hours contract reforms UK

UK RETAILERS URGED TO PREPARE FOR SWEEPING EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS REFORMS Retailers across the UK are being urged to begin preparing

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Events Legal Women in Business 

GUNNERCOOKE MARKS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WITH LONDON LEADERSHIP PANEL ON GENEROSITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 NewsDesk community initiatives London, corporate social impact, ESG leadership, female business leaders UK, Global Media Make Some Noise, gunnercooke, International Women’s Day London, Jade Bentwood TALO, legal industry diversity, mentorship for women, Rashmi Dube ESG partner, Sarah Goulbourne, Suzanne Ryder-Richardson, women in law UK, women in leadership UK

International law firm gunnercooke will mark International Women’s Day with a London-based breakfast panel bringing together senior figures from the

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Appointments Legal 

BROWNE JACOBSON STRENGTHENS LONDON PRESENCE WITH SENIOR REAL ESTATE AND CYBER EXPERTS

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 NewsDesk AI regulation UK, Browne Jacobson, Christian Major, cybersecurity law, data protection UK, Declan Cushley, Jeanne Kelly, law firm partner appointments, London law firm, Phil James, real estate investment law, Rebecca Toates, Richard Medd, technology law firm, UK & Ireland legal market

Browne Jacobson has reinforced its London office with the appointment of two senior partners, targeting growth in real estate investment

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