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It has been recently reported that the volume of contentious probate cases in the High Court has increased by 700% over the last 5 years ( The Independent ). That’s astounding. Those of us who work in contentious probate law on a day to day basis regularly report on the increase of such claims and why that we think that is, but a 700% increase is frankly mind boggling.

On the undisputed premise that statistics don’t lie (…), one has to wonder whether this rocketing trend is set to continue. Let’s think about it. The rise in Wills being challenged is often linked to the following...

The Vitalise Women of the Year Awards launch this March, with nominations now open for these prestigious awards which recognise the achievements of women in business.

Last year’s ceremony saw Central News presenter Arti Halai host the event and celebrated fashion entrepreneur Karen Millen appear as a special guest speaker. The renowned Woman of Achievement Award went to 7/7 bombings survivor and London 2012 Paralympic athlete, Martine Wright. The 2012 Business Woman of the Year prize went to UK Container Maintenance co-founder Emma Elston, who has grown her business into one of the...

Employees with disabilities are twice as likely to be attacked at work and experience much higher rates of insults, ridicule and intimidation, a new study has found.

Research from the universities of Plymouth and Cardiff found people with physical or psychological disabilities or long-term illness reported higher rates of 21 types of ill-treatment than did other workers. This included higher levels of physical and verbal abuse from managers and colleagues, but also from customers and clients they came into contact with.

Professor Duncan Lewis, Chair in Management at...

Police are appealing for information following a four-vehicle collision near Tavistock which left three people injured. The collision happened on the A386 near Grenofen around 6pm on Wednesday (27 February). A silver Ford Focus travelling towards Tavistock was in collision with a Nissan Almera and a DAF HGV travelling in the opposite direction. As a result a fourth vehicle, a black BMW also heading to Tavistock, was in collision with the Nissan Almera. The occupants of the Focus, an 80-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman from Bere Alston, had to be cut free from the vehicle by the fire...