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International Legal Practice Involving England And New York Following Adoption Of The United Kingdom Legal Services Act Of 2007, Sydney M. Cone Iii. Jan 2008

International Legal Practice Involving England And New York Following Adoption Of The United Kingdom Legal Services Act Of 2007, Sydney M. Cone Iii.

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This article deals with the regulation of legal services in England and New York in the context of, first, multidisciplinary practice ("MDP")1 and, second, permitted investment in legal practice. The article summarizes both the background of and potential differences between the regulations in those two jurisdictions, and comments on the possible reconciliation of those differences. Because, chronologically, New York was the first of the two jurisdictions under consideration to adopt rules on MDP, the New York rules will be considered first, and the more recent statute, known as the United Kingdom Legal Services Act 2007 2(hereinafter "U.K. Act"), will then …


Reforming The Crime Of Libel, Clive Walker Jan 2006

Reforming The Crime Of Libel, Clive Walker

NYLS Law Review

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Civil Partnership In The U.K. – Some International Problems, Barry Crown Jan 2004

Civil Partnership In The U.K. – Some International Problems, Barry Crown

NYLS Law Review

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Reforming The Requirements For Due Execution Of Wills: Some Guidance From The Past, Lloyd Bonfield Jan 1996

Reforming The Requirements For Due Execution Of Wills: Some Guidance From The Past, Lloyd Bonfield

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The recent revision of the Uniform Probate Code (1990) accepted the "dispensing power" with respect to will execution, revocation, revival, and alteration. Under section 2-503, a will that has not been executed in conformity with the formalities of will execution should nevertheless be admitted to probate if the probate court finds "by clear and convincing evidence" that the decedent intended the document to stand as a will This Article reviews the literature supporting the change in wills acts and examines cases that have considered applying remedies for defectively executed wills. It is argued by the proponents of the dispensing power …


Contrasting Sources: Court Rolls And Settlements As Evidence Of Hereditary Transmission Of Land Amongst Small Landowners In Early Modern England, Lloyd Bonfield Jan 1984

Contrasting Sources: Court Rolls And Settlements As Evidence Of Hereditary Transmission Of Land Amongst Small Landowners In Early Modern England, Lloyd Bonfield

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