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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
4 June 2025
The future of will disputes part 1: Challenging validity based on undue influence
There continues to be a rise in will validity challenges involving allegations that an individual was unduly influenced to change the terms of their will. Such cases often involve the elderly or vulnerable, who may be more susceptible to influence, or someone abusing a position of trust to coerce an individual to write a will on terms that they otherwise would not have. This generally results in the person who exerted the influence (or someone close to them) benefitting significantly under the terms of the will.
29 May 2025
Cybersecurity and digital assets - a constantly evolving threat
The digital asset sector is going through a period of change caused by, amongst other things, additional market adoption and perceived certainty and scrutiny arising from shifts in the regulatory perimeter. Cybersecurity remains an important consideration for organisations operating in this space, and this is particularly the case for those who fall within the regulatory perimeter which likely brings with it additional regulatory reporting requirements following an incident. This is coupled with the fact that organisations (both large exchanges, and smaller projects) in the digital assets sector have been specifically targeted by threat actors over recent years.
28 May 2025
A-list arguments which ended up in court
Ben Atkin comments on recent celebrity court cases, including Johnny Depp’s widely reported libel case against The Sun newspaper and the ongoing dispute between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, in HELLO! Magazine.
28 May 2025
Directors ordered to pay petitioners’ costs of a winding up petition
Kingsley Napley is pleased to report the judgment of Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE in the case of Re MPB Developments Ltd [2025], which represents an excellent result for our client.
21 May 2025
Action for Brain Injury Week – fluctuating capacity
The Child Brain Injury Trust reports that every 90 seconds, someone in the UK is admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury, and every 15 minutes, a child in the UK acquires a brain injury. While many will make a full recovery, for others, this may impact on their ability to make certain decisions as adults.
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