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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
4 August 2015
Inheritance claims by adult children – update
“Judges say that your will can be ignored” ; “Woman cut out of mother's will as she eloped with boyfriend wins legal battle for share of estate”; “What is the point of a will if your wishes can be defied?”; “UK court overturns will of mother who had disinherited child”. These are just some of the headlines that have appeared in the pages of our national newspapers in the last few days following the Court of Appeal decision in the case of Ilott v Mitson & Ors (“Ilott”).
30 July 2015
The requirements of a residential service charge demand
In the recent case of Tedla v Cambret Court Residence Association Ltd [2012] UK UT 221 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) held that a service charge demanded from a residential tenant had not become due as the demand did not clearly identify the landlord and provide the name and address of the landlord as required under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987).
21 July 2015
What does “jurisdiction” mean?
“Jurisdiction” is generally thought to mean “territory”, but a recent case shows that it actually has a wider and, in this case, potentially more costly, meaning.
17 July 2015
Legal Update: a warning against taking “unreasonable advantage” of late filing
In the recent case of VIRIDOR WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD v VEOLIA ES LTD (2015), a factually modest unjust enrichment claim concerning non-taxable waste, developed into a legal battle over one of the most topical issues in the legal profession: the late filing of pleadings a post-Mitchell civil proceedings.
3 July 2015
Common problems with wills and how to fix these
Preparing wills can be stressful. Once completed, people are satisfied that their estate will be distributed in accordance with their wishes upon their death. However, problems can arise if the will has not been properly executed. This can sometimes happen if a person has undertaken a DIY will and not followed will formalities. Solicitors and professional will writers can make errors causing the will to be invalid.
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