5/23/2025 12:19:21 PM Moving Towards a Modern Wills Act: The Law Commission's 2025 Recommendations By Naomi O'Higgins Brendan Udokoro On 16 May 2025, the Law Commission published its report on Modernising Wills Law (the 'Report'). It marks the most substantial proposed...
1/13/2025 1:00:04 PM The end of estoppel: will changes to APR reduce disputes among farming families? By Emily Mailer Liz Palmer UK headlines towards the end of last year were dominated by farmers protesting about proposed limits on the level of inheritance tax...
11/13/2023 10:13:12 AM Common Will Pitfalls & Myths By HKOne In the absence of sound legal advice, those planning how to pass on their wealth on their death may fall prey to popular myths about the...
5/31/2023 1:30:08 PM Carriages, cars and wills - a modern take on an 18th century solution By Naomi O'Higgins 2020 saw many changes to our way of life, but an important one for many (sadly) was a renewed urgency to make a will. In a time of social...
3/1/2023 11:35:34 AM Where there's a Will, there might be a better way... By Zahra Kanani The case of Kaur v The Estate of Karnail Singh (Deceased), Avtar Singh Lally and Jagtar Singh Lally [2023] EWHC 304 is a salutary...
11/28/2022 4:14:11 PM Be our Guest: The Supreme Court decision in Guest v Guest By Brendan Udokoro Nicole Aubin-Parvu The recent, highly anticipated, 108-page Supreme Court judgment in Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 387 has considered the correct remedy in...
11/28/2022 4:09:51 PM Never make a Guest a promise you won't deliver! By Brendan Udokoro Family inheritance disputes, particularly those in the farming and agricultural sector, continue to draw wide public interest. This may...
11/24/2022 5:56:00 PM 1975 Act claims: who can claim from a deceased's estate and what might they receive? By Alexandra Giles The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the 1975 Act) allows specified classes of people to make claims against a...
11/24/2022 5:27:18 PM Who are your children for succession law purposes? By Monika Byrska In the current climate, the role of a trusted advisor, trustee or a personal representative can prove tricky for many reasons. Societal...
11/24/2022 4:54:59 PM Preventing financial abuse: a few practical options By Emily Mailer It is a sad fact that a combination of age, disability, cognitive impairment or poor mental health can make the elderly an easy target...
11/24/2022 4:38:55 PM Predatory marriage: an update By Naomi O'Higgins In the last few years, there has been a growth in predatory marriage. This is thought to be due to a combination of factors including...
5/4/2022 8:19:57 AM "A word or two on undue influence" By Monika Byrska Some refer to 4th May as "Star Wars Day" ("May the Fourth/Force Be with You"). While I am not particularly a fan of Star Wars, I really...