6/3/2025 1:50:14 PM Family betrayal: mother and grandfather found guilty in £50k inheritance fraud By Mia Veale In a recent case, “spiteful” mother Katherine Hill was ordered to repay £50,000 that she stole from her own daughters’ inheritances. The...
5/29/2025 2:00:31 PM From estrangement to inheritance: court overrules father’s final wish By Mia Veale In the recent 1975 Act case Howe v Howe, an estranged adult child claimant was awarded £125,000 from her late father’s £1.4m estate,...
5/16/2025 11:08:58 AM Significant changes to the law relating to wills recommended by Law Commission with focus on protecting vulnerable testators and bringing the law into the modern age By Hayley Robinson The long-awaited Law Commission report on reform to the law relating to wills has recommended significant and (mostly) welcome changes...
5/15/2025 2:59:41 PM Secret daughter of celebrity tattooist turned Queen's handyman claims for provision from his £413k estate By Susie Foden The widow of Dennis Cockell, who tattooed Adam Ant and members of The Sex Pistols and Bananarama, is embroiled in a High Court dispute...
5/9/2025 8:47:10 AM Liam Payne leaves £24.3m fortune with no will By Mia Veale Probate documents have revealed that former One Direction star Liam Payne left behind an estate worth over £24m and died without...
3/20/2025 10:09:23 AM Justice served: son exposes sister's coercion in £700,000 estate battle By Mia Veale In this recent court case, electrician John Baverstock successfully contested a will that left him disinherited from his mother's...
3/10/2025 3:20:05 PM Settlement and strategy: High Court considers admissibility of settlement terms in the case of Adnan Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd and Ismael Abdela Mohammed By Freya MacCormack Miranda Joseph The High Court of Justice recently addressed the admissibility of settlement details in the case of Adnan Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd and...
2/13/2025 3:22:19 PM The age of entitlement? Earl of Yarmouth sues family trustees over the "trauma" of not inheriting his £85m family wealth by the age of 30 By Hayley Robinson A lineal descendant of Henry VIII's wife, Jane Seymour, is seeking to remove the trustees of his family's wealth after he was left...
12/19/2024 9:44:44 AM Supreme Court confirms success fees are not recoverable in civil proceedings after long awaited decision in Hirachand v Hirachand By Hayley Robinson The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the long awaited appeal of Hirachand v Hirachand. The unanimous decision of the...
10/25/2024 8:52:48 AM Divorce and private equity: Hedge funds and headaches By Nicola Harries I was asked to offer up some tips on how private equity investments are treated in a divorce scenario and I am delighted my comments have...
10/4/2024 11:53:00 AM Will validity – the case of Bond v Webster By Phoebe Starbuck The case of Bond v Webster centred around the validity of a will signed in 2019 by Reginald Bond, known by family and friends as Reg....
10/3/2024 12:12:38 PM Undue influence: Oliver v Oliver By Stevens & Bolton LLP It is a rare occurrence when the court determines that a will should be overturned, having found that undue influence has been exercised...