Wills: Modernising the law could lead to more inheritance disputes
The Law Commission launches public consultation about wills.
Lee Dawkins
Inheritance Tax: How can I reduce or avoid IHT?
There are various commonplace strategies for eliminating or reducing the need to pay IHT. Here is a very brief guide.
Calling all Taunton professionals: Take part in our charity croquet competition
The annual Slee Blackwell Charity Croquet Challenge returns on 27 July 2017.
Spa accident: Compensation claim settled within 6 months
Spa accident: woman injured after slipping at a spa receives compensation within 6 months
Drink drive and ‘Special Reasons’ for keeping your licence
Why ‘special reasons’ could be so important in enabling you to avoid losing your license for drink driving.
Compensation for victim of care home fall
A case summary of an elderly client who suffered a fall while living in a care home. A legal action funded on a No Win, No Fee basis established that the care home was at fault for the fall and a compensation package was negotiated in an out of court settlement. Call our free helpline if you need assistance with a similar case.
The dangers of homemade wills
We look at the perils posed by a homemade will and the dangers of having a will prepared by an unqualified will writer.
MP brands cavity wall insulation ‘a scandal’ as he calls for compensation
An MP has branded inappropriate cavity wall insulation “a scandal”.
New rules for a Section 21 Notice for possession of property let under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy
A Section 21 Notice under the 1988 Housing Act is served on a tenant where the Landlord requires possession at the end of a fixed term of an Assured Shorthold tenancy. Whilst a landlord does not have to provide reasons as to why he/she would like to regain possession of the property, the procedures of the …
Don’t get caught out by the massive hike in probate court fees
Since this article was originally published the standard probate fee has been increased to £300 for applications made from May 2024.