stethoscope and laptop
Elline Demetriou

Voicing concerns about a medical professional

A leading professor of cancer medicine and oncology based in London has been found guilty by a Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal...

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Diana Bastow

Divorce Form E

What is a Form E? If you or your former spouse have applied for a financial order as part of...

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Claire Andrews

Husband imprisoned for contempt of court in divorce...

Non-compliance with any court order is dealt with seriously as contempt of court and carries the risk of a prison...

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Katie de Swarte

Inheritance Claims CFA Success Fee Judgment

The Court of Appeal upholds the recoverability of CFA success fees in 1975 Act claims. An individual who claims reasonable provision...

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Katie de Swarte

Evidence Needed When Contesting A Will

‘Scrap King’ Multi-million Inheritance Dispute Confirms the High Standard of Evidence Needed to Contest a Will   Gary Goodwin, son of...

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Katie de Swarte

Dispute Surrounding Interpretation of Will

The ‘nil rate band’ offers an incentive to testators to make their will in a tax-efficient manner, maximising the amount...

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Katie de Swarte

Handwriting Expert Witness Concludes Will Forgery

It’s not unheard of for an individual to forge someone’s will with the aim of securing an inheritance....

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Katie de Swarte

Understanding Testamentary Capacity

What is testamentary capacity? Testamentary capacity refers to a person’s ability, both legally and mentally, to create a valid...

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adoption
Isabelle James

Birth parent fails to overturn adoption order

Most adoption applications go through smoothly and it is only in the minority of cases that birth parents seek to...

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Claire Andrews

The Same-Sex Divorce Process

What Happens When a Same-Sex Relationship Breaks Down? Recent news of Rylan Clark-Neal and Dan Neal’s divorce after failing...

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