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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
9 July 2018
Will my children steal my money when I'm old?
Financial abuse of the elderly is a shame on our nation. That the abuser is often the elderly person’s own offspring, acting under a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), is disturbing. And let’s not mince words; we’re talking about children stealing their parents’ money.
4 July 2018
Interpreting an ambiguous Will clause and intentions of the testator (Tish and others v Olley and others)
Joseph Austin explains how the court applied the rules of interpretation to determine the testator’s intention by identifying the meaning of the relevant words in light of various factors, including common sense.
22 June 2018
What happens if a pension sharing order is not passed on after divorce?
Jane Keir, divorce and family law partner at Kingsley Napley, replies to a question in This is Money: 'Help! Have I lost a £12k a year pension because of admin blunder following my divorce?'
18 June 2018
Sign on the dotted line… Does a will need a witness’ signature to be valid?
No will shall be valid unless the testator’s signature is made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time. Each witness must then attest and sign the will.
15 June 2018
Knowledge approval claim fails because the circumstances surrounding the will were not suspicious
On 13 June the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Gupta v Aggrawala and others, a claim brought by Rakesh Gupta who alleged that his late mother’s will (which favoured Rakesh’s younger brother, Naresh) was invalid due to lack of knowledge and approval. Kingsley Napley acted for Naresh in successfully defending the claim, with the Judge concluding that Rakesh had not shown any suspicious circumstances at all in relation to the testatrix’s knowledge and approval of the will.
