Court of Appeal finds Will invalid
8th March 2013

The Court of Appeal have delivered judgement in a Will dispute case and criticised the family’s choice to continue the battle given that it is likely to render the £200,000 estate worthless though lost legal costs. Mummer LJ said “A six day tria Read more...

The Law Society responds to Will recommendations
26th February 2013

The Law Society have responded to recommendations from the Legal Services Board (LSB) that Will writing become a regulated activity and have warned that the failure to regulate the administration of estates ‘risks consumers losing everything Read more...

What if there are no funds to pay the legacies contained in a Will?
20th December 2012

Sometimes a person’s estate can be solvent (i.e. able to satisfy the debts, liabilities and administration expenses of the estate) but still not hold enough funds to settle all the monetary legacies listed in the Will. For example, on occasions thi Read more...

Will declared invalid in paper folding case
8th December 2012

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the High Court declaring that a man’s Will was invalid due to it being witnessed by only one person. The case revolved around the Will of Ranjit Singh who died in 2009. Mr Singh’s ‘Will’ left his e Read more...

Court hears £4m Piero Curati inheritance dispute
17th October 2012

The sister, and niece and nephew of late businessman and restaurateur Piero Curati, who died in 2007 leaving a £4 million fortune are locked in a further round of their bitter legal dispute over his inheritance. The court heard this week from his ni Read more...