Presumption of Death Act 2013: How does it work?
Presumption of Death Act 2013 – How does it work and what actions can you take if a missing person is legally presumed dead? According to Missing... Read more »
Presumption of Death Act 2013 – How does it work and what actions can you take if a missing person is legally presumed dead? According to Missing... Read more »
Why your will needs a “Titanic” (Tragedy) clause to safeguard your estate What is a tragedy clause? We don’t like to think about the... Read more »
The right of a convicted offender to live in the house left to him by the mother of one of his victims could potentially have been removed by making... Read more »
Rachel Waller of our Contentious Probate team, and member of our ESG committee, welcomes the Law Commission's review of "outdated" legislation... Read more »
It is not uncommon to be asked whether it is possible to leave unequal amounts to children in a Will. But with disputes over what is often seen as... Read more »
Earlier this month the High Court of England and Wales rejected a widow's claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975... Read more »
In a case that might have been written by John Mortimer, the genius creator of Rumpole, a parrot and a parakeet elevated the sometimes arcane world of... Read more »
After a loved one dies, one of the first matters that people turn their minds to is planning the funeral. In some instances, a dispute can arise... Read more »
The turbulent family dynamics that lead to Reeves v Drew & Ors [2022] EWHC 159 (Ch) have made it an extreme and headline-grabbing example of... Read more »