When is an ‘irrational will’ likely to be declared invalid? Contested wills Lawyer, Naomi Ireson, draws lessons from the court’s decision in Vegetarian Society and Another v Scott. The case centred on the validity of a will made Mr Mr John

Invalid gift in a Will: Our disputed Wills team report on a ‘failed gift’ contained in a Will A recent case involving an invalid gift in a Will has highlighted how complex the law can be. The dispute The case

The Supreme Court has adopted a pragmatic, ‘common-sense’ approach to an invalid Will dispute concerning a Will signed in error. The Invalid Will Claim The case of Marley v Rawlings and another involved two testators – Alfred and his wife Maureen

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

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.

Contentious Probate Solicitor, Lee Dawkins, takes a look at how to remove an executor We are regularly contacted by people who are involved in an executor dispute. Executor disputes often result in a beneficiary wanting to know how to remove

Our inheritance dispute team looks at the intestacy rules and asks, when do brothers and sisters inherit? What happens when someone dies without a will, leaving no spouse, children, or parents? This is a question we have been asked many

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?

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

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