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Krishna Mahajan
8 August 2016
Debts and Death
"He that dies pays all debts," says Shakespeare in the Tempest. Indeed, debts are payable from a deceased’s estate on their passing - and not by their beneficiaries or family if the estate has insufficient assets to cover the liabilities.
5 August 2016
Laugh after Death
Wills so often reflect not only the wishes of a testator, but their character and sense of humour (good and bad!). For some, the temptation to cause mischief or raise a smile from beyond the grave is too much to resist.
2 August 2016
Where there’s a surrogacy arrangement, there’s a Will
It has long been said that it takes a village to raise a child. It can now also be said that it takes a multi-disciplinary legal team to raise a child through a surrogacy arrangement.
14 July 2016
Providing for your Pokémon in your Will
Everyone is talking about Pokémon Go but no one is asking the most important question of all – what happens to your Pokémon when you die?
7 April 2016
The death of a child without a will — is it time to change the law?
As a Court of Protection practitioner acting for many clients with catastrophic injuries it is a sad but unavoidable fact that I will occasionally receive a call advising me of the unexpected death of a client. When this has happened it affects me deeply, particularly when it involves a child, so I can only imagine what my client’s family is going through. I like to develop strong relationships with my clients based not just on our professional dealings but also in a personal capacity. The decisions I take can have a significant impact on their lives and I believe it makes me a better lawyer if I take the time to know my client on a personal level. As a result, you feel more keenly the loss of a client you have come to know well over a long period of time.
A slightly amended version of this blog appeared on The Times in April 2016.
