Reasonable Financial Provision Cannot Include Success Fees
Under Section 58A(6) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, a success fee payable as part of a contingent fee arrangement cannot be included in costs payable by the...
Continue readingWhen 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...
Continue readingThe 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...
Continue readingAn 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...
Continue readingThe saga of the estate of the late Bernard Matthews, who made his fortune supplying turkey-based products, will serve as a salutary reminder of the complexities that can attach to...
Continue readingThe need for clear thinking about the ownership of bank and other accounts held in joint names was illustrated recently by a case concerning a dispute over an account following...
Continue readingThe power of trust beneficiaries to direct in certain circumstances the actions of the trustees of the trust under which they benefit was clearly shown in a recent High Court...
Continue readingWhen a Yorkshire farmer disinherited his son and left the whole of his estate to his daughter, the son challenged the will in court. The son had worked with his...
Continue readingEach year approximately 250,000 people are reported missing in the UK and some of these people are never seen again. In England and Wales this can often leave the missing...
Continue readingWhen a charitable gift in a will fails (other than because the estate lacks the assets necessary to make the bequest), the resulting effect on the distribution of the estate...
Continue readingFailing to make formal arrangements over who should own property is a frequent cause of family disputes. One such case concerned an industrial unit, which was owned by a...
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