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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
31 January 2024
Financial abuse: A growing global problem
The issue of financial abuse is growing, particularly in respect of older people. Financial abuse involves the unauthorised and improper use of the assets of a vulnerable person, and can include theft, coercion, fraud or the misuse of powers by third parties in a position of trust.
16 January 2024
Trust and Estate Disputes Quarterly Round-Up: October - December 2023
This contentious trust and probate litigation quarterly round-up provides a summary of a cross-section of reported decisions handed down in the courts of England and Wales in the period October 2023 - December 2023.
19 December 2023
What happens if a will has been made but can no longer be found? Exploring the presumption of revocation
One enquiry that we frequently receive is that, although the enquirer is certain that the deceased wrote a will, it cannot be located (or a will has been produced that they do not believe to be the most recent version).
13 December 2023
Law commission considers wills and predatory marriage – does the law need to change?
The Law Commission’s consultation in which it has sought views on whether marriage should continue to revoke a will in light of concerns regarding predatory marriages, closed on 8 December 2023.
13 October 2023
Disputing a will of an illiterate testator
A will dispute in the High Court concerning an illiterate testator has received a lot of media attention recently. The deceased’s three eldest children are said to be contesting his will on the basis that it was a mistake that they had been disinherited because their father could not have read his will.