One of the most significant and traumatic awakenings we all experience is the childhood realisation that we have no choice…

If you have children or grandchildren and see them easily navigating their way across multiple digital devices – whether laptops,…

Trusts solicitors and estate administrators have concluded deals which will see Paisley Park, the private home and studio complex of…

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Recently the case of Joy Williams made the news headlines. The 69-year-old grandmother lived with dentist Norman Martin for 18…

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For many years now, contentious probate solicitors have been discussing the reasons for the rising number of inheritance disputes. From…

A recent High Court interim judgment appears to pour cold water on the current view that the correct test for…

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