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In a recent case, “spiteful” mother Katherine Hill was ordered to repay £50,000 that she stole from her own daughters’ inheritances. The...

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,...

The long-awaited Law Commission report on reform to the law relating to wills has recommended significant and (mostly) welcome changes...

The widow of Dennis Cockell, who tattooed Adam Ant and members of The Sex Pistols and Bananarama, is embroiled in a High Court dispute...

Probate documents have revealed that former One Direction star Liam Payne left behind an estate worth over £24m and died without...

In this recent court case, electrician John Baverstock successfully contested a will that left him disinherited from his mother's...

The High Court of Justice recently addressed the admissibility of settlement details in the case of Adnan Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd and...

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...

The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the long awaited appeal of Hirachand v Hirachand. The unanimous decision of the...

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...

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....

It is a rare occurrence when the court determines that a will should be overturned, having found that undue influence has been exercised...