A mother and her estranged son are at war over a family fortune. Pamela and Stephen Moore, are locked in a contentious courtroom battle over the 65-acre Grade II listed Manor Farmhouse and estate worth £10 Read More
A Will scribbled down on the back of a postcard has been found valid by the High Court of New Zealand. The informal Will was drafted by a frugal millionaire just days before she died. Read More
A farmer’s son is in the middle of a bitter court row with his own parents for his right to inherit the family farm because he ‘doesn’t like cows’. Clive Shaw, 55, from New Read More
Scottish politicians have fully supported a change in inheritance law after a jailed man, convicted of murdering his mum, is left in charge of her estate. Recently reported in the Press, Lorraine Taggart has endured Read More
Inheritance Disputes: Cohabitant Awarded Life Interest Instead Of Capital Award
A 65 year old man has been awarded a life interest in the proceeds of sale of his late partner’s home in a recent inheritance dispute case. In the recent case of Banfield v Campbell (2018), Read More
A callous carer has been jailed for nine years for stealing more than £300,000 from a helpless 102-year-old woman and ordered to pay back the cash. Edith Negus had meticulously looked after her money her entire Read More
In the recent High Court case of Banfield v Campbell [2018], a claim was brought under the Inheritance (Provision for Family Dependants) Act 1975 by the Deceased’s cohabitee, Mr Banfield. Mr Banfield who had lived with Read More
Private sector legal professionals are warning clients that ‘promises are not enough’ when it comes to farm inheritance as it could tear families apart if a Will is not written. Farming families have been advised Read More
A case which is likely to be used as a benchmark for other future Inheritance Act claims sees a businessman’s estate worth £3.5 million being challenged by his young children. This is a rare case Read More
A son has been ordered to pay his mother’s partner of 20 years more than half of his £725,000 inheritance, even though he claimed he was just a ‘lodger’ in her home. Sarah Campbell died unexpectedly Read More
Dishonourable Ex-Lawyer Called to give Evidence over a Will
Anal Sheikh, a struck-off solicitor, is called to give evidence at the High Court over a Will she had written. Ultimately the court accepted that her evidence corroborates with other evidence in the case, however, Read More
A Court of Protection Judge gave a woman permission to extract sperm from her dying husband to enable her to get pregnant. Lawyers representing the woman, who had been undergoing fertility treatment when her husband Read More
In a recent appeal, a High Court judge upheld a decision which allowed one beneficial owner of a property to buy out his siblings’ (the other beneficial owners’) interests in the property at a price Read More
Genealogical research and asset repatriation business, Title Research, has highlighted the importance of family tree verification in its latest case study. The report looks at how changing family dynamics can easily lead to misdistribution without Read More
Care home boss convicted after stealing millions from pensioners
A care home boss in Southport has been convicted of multiple frauds after stealing millions of pounds from elderly residents. David Barton Senior has now been jailed for 21 years following the longest trial in the Read More
Care home boss convicted after stealing millions from pensioners
A care home boss in Southport has been convicted of multiple frauds after stealing millions of pounds from elderly residents. David Barton Senior has now been jailed for 21 years following the longest trial in the Read More
The Supreme Court ruled last month that the UK is discriminating against heterosexual couples who would prefer a civil partnership over getting married when it comes to formalising a relationship.Read More
The Court of Appeal has today rejected the judicial review of Noel Conway who is seeking the right to have his life ended with medical assistance.Read More
A solicitor who specialised in protecting elderly clients has been jailed for the wilful neglect of her own mother.Read More
A woman who claimed against her deceased partner’s estate after being left nothing has been granted a property has been told she should be entitled to a share.Read More
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