Blog
From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
23 March 2017
Charity begins at home? – how to cut a child out of your will
The Supreme Court’s decision in Ilott v Mitson has been reported in all the papers; you’ve probably read about it.
A daughter, Heather Ilott, long estranged from her mother, and in impecunious circumstances, was left nothing in her mother’s will, which passed the whole estate to three animal charities. Heather made a claim for “reasonable financial provision” from her mother’s estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. Heather had originally been awarded £50,000 by the Court; the Court of Appeal increased the award substantially; the Supreme Court reinstated the award at first instance.
22 March 2017
Deputyship – providing day to day support in the management of finances, property and affairs
As a Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection, it is our job to manage the day to day running of the finances, property and affairs of someone who lacks capacity to do so themselves. It is the Deputy’s responsibility to act in the best interests of our client at all times and safeguard his/her assets.
21 March 2017
Providing daily support to a deputy
What is so interesting about acting for deputyship clients? How do you get involved in this (still not) particularly well known and yet extremely rewarding area of the law?
7 March 2017
The importance of exhibitions like Naidex
I am pleased that Kingsley Napley will be attending Naidex again this year. As someone who attended the exhibition last year and took the time to walk around the exhibition hall, I left with a sense of admiration for the pace of technological and medical advances for those who have a disability.
1 March 2017
Probate Fees; Take a Hike … a new inheritance tax by stealth?
Unfortunately, and regardless of overwhelming opposition, probate and estate administration lawyers are dismayed to see that the Government is pushing through a massive hike in probate fees.
