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• Solicitor’s Delay in Preparing a Will is Negligent Says Court Lee Dawkins, a solicitor specialising in negligent Will claims, reports on the recent case of ‘FELTHAM –v- BOUSKELL’ in which a solicitor was found to be negligent for the delay in preparing a Will. The solicitor’s client, Hazel Charlton, was a woman… Read more
• Challenging Solicitors’ Costs in probate and Estate Administration Challenging solicitors' costs in probate and estate administration. Since this article was originally published, the law has developed and the Court of Appeal has confirmed that a beneficiary has the right to challenge a solicitor's costs for administering an estate.… Read more
• How to remove an executor We offer a free 30 minute consultation with a specialist solicitor on any contested will or executor dispute case. We are regularly contacted by people who are involved in an executor dispute. Executor disputes often result in a beneficiary wanting… Read more
• Intestacy rules: When do brothers and sisters inherit? Our inheritance dispute team looks at the intestacy rules and asks, when do brothers and sisters inherit? We offer a free 30 minute consultation on any contested will case, including sibling inheritance disputes. What happens when someone dies without a will,… Read more
• Signing a will: the potential dangers Signing a will couldn’t be simpler - or could it? Our Will disputes team take a look at the Wills Act and reveal the dangers that lie in wait for the unwary Do you know how to sign a will?… Read more
• Do I need to make a Will? With the number of contested wills cases increasing, people often ask us , 'Do I need to make a will?' It always surprises us just how many people don’t have a will. And when we speak to clients about making… Read more
• What makes a will valid? Will dispute Solicitor, Lee Dawkins, looks at what makes a will valid Wills need to be prepared in accordance with some very strict technical rules in order to be legally valid. Those rules are set out in section 9 of the… Read more
• Will forgery case colapses Our experienced will dispute solicitors offer a free case assessment service. Call 0333 888 0409 or send details to info@contesting-wills.co.uk Allegations of will forgery and fraud are becoming increasingly common. Our contested will disputes team look at a recent will… Read more
• Cohabitee Inheritance Act Claims What is the legal position of a cohabitee when their partner dies? Experienced contentious probate solicitor, Lee Dawkins, looks at cohabitee Inheritance Act claims. It is a popular misconception that the phrase “common law husband” or “common law wife” has… Read more
• Inheritance on Account: Children demanding ‘their’ inheritance upfront According to a recent survey one in five British people have already received all or part of their inheritance.  Researchers say that millions of young adults, or NINNIs, (‘Need It Now, Not as Inheritance’) have gone directly to their parents… Read more