The register of a property’s title can be rectified if it contains a mistake. The question of what constitutes proof of a mistake was the subject of a recent case...
Continue readingThe Government has published its response to the final report of the Digitisation Taskforce. The Taskforce has been assessing how the UK can eliminate the use of paper share certificates...
Continue readingWhen deciding what is in the best interests of a patient who lacks capacity to make decisions about their care, the courts will take into account any wishes and feelings...
Continue readingThe best way to ensure that your estate will pass to those you wish is to make a will and ensure it is kept up to date. Having a will...
Continue readingThe Court of Appeal has allowed a husband’s appeal against a High Court decision upholding the validity of a pre-nuptial agreement (PNA), ruling that the wife’s failure to disclose a...
Continue readingAll land in England ultimately belongs to the Crown. In a recent case which serves as something of a cautionary tale, a couple who were the directors and shareholders of...
Continue readingThe Government has confirmed plans to bring most unused pension funds and death benefits within the scope of Inheritance Tax (IHT) from 6 April 2027. The plans were originally...
Continue readingThe High Court has ruled that a will made by an elderly woman less than two years before she died was invalid because she lacked testamentary capacity when it was...
Continue readingIn a ruling that clarifies the circumstances in which non-matrimonial assets can become ‘matrimonialised’, the Supreme Court has upheld a decision of the Court of Appeal that a transfer of...
Continue readingParagraph 7 of Schedule 3 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 gives the Court of Protection the power to exercise its functions under the Act in relation to an adult...
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