• Fraudulent calumny
    What is fraudulent calumny? Inheritance Disputes solicitor, Chris Holten, has recently collaborated with barrister Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk on an article about fraud in wills and the...
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  • Invalidly witnessed wills
    Invalidly witnessed wills rise during lockdown There are fears that the number of invalidly witnessed wills may have substantially increased during lockdown, leading to an increased number of...
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  • Stepparents and inheritance
    Inheritance disputes involving children and their stepparents Inheritance lawyer, Naomi Ireson, looks at a common problem facing adult children when their family home passes to a stepparent and...
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  • Trust dispute law update
    Trust dispute law: Can a trustee transfer trust assets to themselves and what is the rule against self-dealing? Trust dispute lawyer Naomi Ireson looks at the recent case of Caldicott v Richards ...
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  • Can my husband leave me out of his will?
    In this short article we look at a commonly asked question, "Can my husband leave me out of his will?" We specialise in inheritance law, dealing with cases nationwide. If you have been left...
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  • What does it cost to contest a will in the UK?
    One of the most common questions we hear is, 'What does it cost to contest a will?' We specialise in contesting wills. For free initial guidance, details of No Win - No Fee funding and the...
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  • Who pays the legal costs of challenging a will?
    Who pays the legal costs of challenging a will in the UK? The cost of any legal action is always an important consideration and it is thought that many people are put off seeking justice through...
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  • Inheritance rights of IVF children
    Who's the daddy? At the start of National Fertility Awareness Week, Inheritance Disputes Solicitor Chris Green, is reminded of a recent case he dealt with which involved the inheritance rights of...
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  • Can an executor be removed before probate?
    A question that regularly crops up on our Free Legal Helpline is, can an executor be removed before probate has been granted? The short answer is that it is possible to do this. A judge can remove...
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  • Inheritance law quiz
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  • Famous Wills: JRR Tolkien
    The will of JRR Tolkien 23 July 1973 The first in a series of articles on the wills of famous people People often overlook the fact that a probated will is a public document. When a will is made...
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  • Inheritance dispute success at trial
    We recently notched up another inheritance dispute success at trial when we helped our client recover £70,000 from the estate of his late step father. His step father had died without leaving a will...
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