Court Fees on the Rise – A Worry For Vulnerable Families
The Ministry of Justice seems intent on increasing the cost of select court fees, but in the midst of the cost of living crisis it could end up being another...
Continue readingLoving parents often allow their adult children to remain living in the family home for as long as they wish, in the expectation that they will, in due course, fly...
Continue readingParents have a right to name their children and, in modern Britain, the options open to them are almost limitless. However, as a High Court ruling showed, there are rare...
Continue readingWhere one person unlawfully kills another, the killer usually forfeits their right to inherit any part of the victim’s property. As a High Court ruling in an exceptionally sad case...
Continue readingIf you have been mis-sold a financial product, any delay in seeking legal advice may jeopardise your right to compensation – but what if facts on which you might found...
Continue readingHaving your will drafted by a professional involves only modest expense and has the great advantage of reducing the risk of your bequests being successfully challenged after you are gone....
Continue readingIn the realm of social housing, there are few more controversial issues than a child’s entitlement to succeed to the secure tenancy of a parent on the latter’s death. As...
Continue readingThe end of a relationship will often have important tax implications which might only be apparent to a trained professional. That was certainly so in the case of a woman...
Continue readingMaking a will when your death is imminent is almost never a good idea and is often a positive invitation to dispute between your loved ones after you are gone....
Continue readingFor every headline-grabbing ‘big money’ divorce case there are hundreds of others where a former couple’s assets are simply insufficient to meet their reasonable needs. As a High Court ruling...
Continue readingTo state that location is the only important factor when it comes to valuing a home is a cliché and something of a generalisation. However, as an Upper Tribunal (UT)...
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