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Estranged daughter awarded money in Wills dispute

An estranged adult child who, along with her siblings, had been disinherited from benefitting from her late father’s estate worth in the region of...

Supreme Court rules in favour of animal charities in Will dispute

It has been just over two weeks since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Ilott v The Blue Cross and others (previously known as Ilott v Mitson) was...

Family breakdown over a property dispute

The legal principles surrounding property ownership can be complicated and promises made can be binding.

Family successfully challenged validity of Will

A family have won their legal battle to overturn their brother’s Will after it was found that the deceased, David Poole, did not know and approve...

Increase in inheritance disputes

Inheritance disputes are never far from the headlines with more people realising that they may (in certain circumstances) be able to bring a claim...

A costly reminder to make sure your affairs are in order

A woman has won her legal battle to stop her partner’s share in their property passing to his estranged wife.

Break failure

Commercial lease break clauses continue to be a rich source of dispute and a challenging economic climate makes it easy to understand why. For...

Convicted after cutting down clematis

Spring will soon be upon us and the green fingered amongst us will be looking forward to getting into the garden to carry out some long awaited...

Avoid the Christmas credit hangover

This time of year is particularly tough for businesses. A number of factors, including the inertia caused by the festive shutdown, can lead to a...

Landlords in distress

Until 6 April 2014 it had long been a cornerstone of a commercial landlord’s powers that, in the event of default in payment of rent, a landlord was...

Are there benefits to Alternative Dispute Resolution?

Written within the lecture notes of a nineteenth century lawyer named Abraham Lincoln are the words “Discourage litigation. Persuade your...

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Estranged daughter awarded money in Wills dispute

Supreme Court rules in favour of animal charities in Will dispute

Family breakdown over a property dispute

Family successfully challenged validity of Will

Increase in inheritance disputes

A costly reminder to make sure your affairs are in order

Break failure

Convicted after cutting down clematis

Avoid the Christmas credit hangover

Landlords in distress

Are there benefits to Alternative Dispute Resolution?

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