Trust, Wills and Probate

When a dependant of a person who dies finds that they have not been provided for in the will of the deceased, and it would be reasonable for them to...

A woman who persuaded the court that a legal charge should not be taken over her mother’s Worcestershire home by the local council in order to pay her care home...

In an example of the law stepping in to protect the vulnerable, a daughter has been stripped of responsibility for managing her mother’s affairs after she failed to provide the...

The Government has announced that copies of wills and grants of probate can be obtained online or by post. Each record of probate will cost £10. It is intended...

Unpaid care home fees present a significant problem to care home owners across the country. A recent case dealt with a situation where fees were unpaid after the death of...

The children of a farmer who suffered from depression and committed suicide in 2013 had expected to inherit his estate. After his death, however, they discovered that he had made...

It may seem obvious, but in order to transfer the title to something to another person, it has to be clear what it is that is being transferred. When...

The public interest in open justice has trumped individual privacy rights in a case in which lawyers sought to protect child beneficiaries of a very substantial family trust from the...

One of Britain’s finest stately homes, Tottenham House, will be sold to a mystery buyer for £11.25 million – despite the fierce objections of the Earl of Cardigan – after...

In a case which underscores the wisdom of keeping your will up to date, changes in the law relating to Inheritance Tax (IHT) led to a bitter dispute between a...