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How To Prove Undue Influence Of Lifetime Transactions

Friday, 24 November 2023

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The BackgroundIn the case of Niersmans v Pesticcio [2004] EWCA Civ 372 the judge LJ Mummery identified a number of social trends that lead to pressure on the vulnerable tomake life time gifts (often even their homes) of their property“As p...

What is The Best Way To Scrutinise A LPA's Attorney's Unauthorised Payments?

Tuesday, 21 November 2023

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One of the scenarios which I deal with is on Deceased's Persons Estates where what emerges is that the Deceased made a financial and property Lasting Power of Attorney while alive, her attorney made a series of (questionable) financial transacti...

Free Chapter Available on Legal Topic of Will Validity

Friday, 17 November 2023

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This is a post to let you know that a free chapter of my book remains available on the topic of Will Validity. The chapter includes coverage of the following areas: Assessing the Will Can Someone Below 18 Make a Valid Will? Wher...

When Instructing A Barrister Swings A Case

Thursday, 16 November 2023

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As a solicitor, one of the decisions I have to sometimes make on longstanding cases is whether and when I instruct a barrister to help on a case.I sometimes do my own advocacy but generally on more complex cases I will instruct a barrister to do...

How Do You Make A Dilatory Executor Move On The Estate

Wednesday, 15 November 2023

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The scenario is this. A beneficiary/beneficiaries of a Will are waiting for an Executor to get on and deal with the Estate but the Executor is doing nothing and the delay continues.What to do?A very effective method can be a Citation which are a...

Why I Would Not Gift To Charities In My Will

Friday, 10 November 2023

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From time to time, my firm does probate work and one of the scenarios we encounter is a Deceased Estate where the testator(the person writing the will) has gifted a portion of his or her Estate to a Charity.It is all very noble to gift some of y...

What Is The Defining Law For A Removal of Executor Claim?

Thursday, 9 November 2023

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Unlike most areas of High Court litigation the legal area is quite narrow and clearly defined in removal of executor cases The key legislation and case law referenced in a removal of executor case is as follows: A legal claim for remo...

Thursday, 9 November 2023

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This is a link to one of the best articles on dealing with troublesome Executors which appears in STEP magazine. It is dated(old) and from time to time goes off line but is one of the ever articles written and remains a great and succinct s...

The Dilemma of the Possibly Over Conscientious Solicitor

Monday, 6 November 2023

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Currently I have a friend of mine going through a divorce and she has said to me that both and her and husband's lawyers are asking questions of the other side which while may be legally correct are just unnecessarily increasing legal costs and ...

Human Law Launches Deferred Pricing Service

Thursday, 2 November 2023

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Human Law has just launched a Deferred Pricing Service for inheritance disputes.As an alternative to our standard hourly rate of £295 plus vat, we have launched a deferred payment service meaning that on inheritance disputes you can pay th...

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How To Prove Undue Influence Of Lifetime Transactions

24 Nov 2023

What is The Best Way To Scrutinise A LPA's Attorney's Unauthorised Payments?

21 Nov 2023

Free Chapter Available on Legal Topic of Will Validity

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