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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
31 October 2014
Son obtains injunction preventing famous father publishing autobiography
In the recent case of OPO v (1) MLA (2) STL [2014] EWCA Civ 1277 a son was successful in obtaining an injunction against his father, a famous performing artist, from publishing a book which was likely to have “catastrophic effect” on son’s physiological well-being.
28 October 2014
Legal update - The requirement for suspicious circumstances in 'want of knowledge and approval' claims
As we have highlighted in previous blogs, challenging a will on the grounds of ‘want of knowledge and approval’ is not always easy. The recent case of King v King (2014) demonstrates that, in cases where testamentary capacity and execution are not in dispute, if a claimant is unable to satisfy the court that the circumstances in connection with a disputed will are sufficiently suspicious then a claim on the grounds of want of knowledge and approval will not succeed.
16 October 2014
Second judgment on will signing error: Solicitor’s insurers to pay legal fees
In January 2014, the Supreme Court handed down its’ judgment in the case of Marley v Rawlings and another, which related to a will that had been incorrectly signed. For an overview of the case, please see our previous blog: ‘Supreme Court upholds the Wills in a landmark case where a married couple accidentally signed each other’s wills’.
15 October 2014
It’s celebrity autobiography season – what to do if you are libelled in a book
We are now officially in the run up to Christmas. One of the many signs of this is the sudden appearance of a spate of celebrity autobiographies. Not only are these autobiographies now hitting the shelves, but in many cases, the contents of the books are trailed by a series of extracts published in selected newspapers.
19 September 2014
Let me in. Where there’s a tenancy, there are tenants’ rights
For any landlord, the cantankerous tenant can be a nagging unwelcome problem. There is a juxtaposition between complicity in a ‘quick fix’ and slaloming through landlord and tenant laws to solve what can quickly become a time consuming and stressful issue. Whether the property is commercial or residential, the procedure for ousting a tenant can be intricate and unforgiving if shortcutted. Written tenancy agreement or not, rent arrears, concerns of disrepair or in the event of more unusual tenant behaviour, landlords and their letting agents all too often get it wrong. Naturally, this results in financial consequences and like so many recurring legal issues, it all could have been avoided at an earlier stage.
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