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Focus of the Day Law Article: Solicitor applications for probate are to be made online only, under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals. Currently, solicitors and other probate practitioners make applications for about 180,000 of the annual 260,000 grants of probate where the deceased left a will or letters of administration where the deceased died intestate. The rest of the applications are made by individuals. Full story - New Law Journal
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Protesters’ gathered at the emblematic 'Plaza de la Dignidad’ in the Chilean capital over a policeman blinding a protesting student last November. The protest swiftly turned into a standoff.
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