Trust, Wills and Probate

When an academic who had retired to Cornwall bequeathed the bulk of his estate to charity, the will was opposed by his nephew. The man, a widower, had realised...

A dispute between two landowners that lasted several years seems to have finally ended, with one of them being fined for failing to comply with a court order. The...

The treasurer of a Christian charity has been jailed after he stole more than £500,000 from two charities. Accountant Steven Methuen was responsible for the finances of Amblecote Christian...

When a child maintenance assessment is made, the court is entitled to rely on all the information available to it to set the appropriate liability to pay maintenance. This may...

The Charity Commissioners are taking an increasingly tough stance on what constitutes ‘charitable activity’. In recent months, they have withdrawn the charitable status of the Plymouth Brethren and refused...

The son of a baronet who has fought his father through the courts for years over the sale of the family’s estate and his alleged right to support from family...

In a ruling which illustrates the pitfalls of inaccurate land sale particulars, members of a family who sold their vegetable patch to a developer for more than £150,000 have been...

A judge has refused to rectify a land transfer between an elderly farmer and his son after rejecting the former’s plea that he had intended the latter only to receive...

A London couple who ran a guest house together have had the ownership of their assets decided after an acrimonious court case. They had been together since the early...

An elderly couple who, without taking legal advice, tied up almost half of their net assets in a discretionary trust which, due to a drafting error, did not reflect their...