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Lack of preparation for old age threatens our future well-being
Posted: 16th October 2018
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Court settles siblings’ dispute over sale of family home
Posted: 16th October 2018
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Sisters allowed to correct error to benefit from family trust
Posted: 16th October 2018
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Businessman leaves millions to Oxfam under ‘common tragedy’
Posted: 12th September 2018
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New Mental Capacity Act law to ‘protect vulnerable in care’
Posted: 12th September 2018
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Court corrects error in family trust to restore tax benefit
Posted: 12th September 2018
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Brothers in dispute over house left in their mother's will
Posted: 9th August 2018
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The real-life message behind the Coronation Street storyline
Posted: 26th July 2018
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Son in dispute with hospital over his father's treatment
Posted: 26th July 2018
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NHS to offer patients more advice to reduce risk of dementia
Posted: 26th July 2018
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Lasting powers of attorney can help protect dementia sufferers
Posted: 20th June 2018
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Son fails to overturn father’s will to inherit extra land
Posted: 22nd May 2018
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Special ‘home inheritance tax allowance’ rises by £25,000
Posted: 17th May 2018
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Machins Solicitors confirms planned new office relocation
Posted: 3rd May 2018
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Widow granted £400,000 instalment from husband’s estate
Posted: 3rd April 2018
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£300m investment to tackle challenges of our ageing society
Posted: 29th March 2018
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Court allows 91-year-old to buy home he shared with partner
Posted: 27th March 2018
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Inheritance tax review could help first-time home buyers
Posted: 7th March 2018
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MoJ begins refunding Power of Attorney overpayments
Posted: 7th March 2018
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Survey discovers people's most common “will blunders”
Posted: 8th February 2018
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Three brothers in dispute over their mother’s will
Posted: 8th February 2018
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A New Year Resolution to protect yourself and your family
Posted: 3rd January 2018
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Trusts Registration Service deadline extended to January
Posted: 13th December 2017
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Victims of sexual abuse fail to overturn their mother's will
Posted: 13th December 2017
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Leading judge wants ‘living wills’ to be made compulsory
Posted: 9th November 2017
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Court clears up confusion caused by a homemade will
Posted: 9th November 2017
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Daughter awarded share of father’s estate despite his wishes
Posted: 18th October 2017
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Daughter awarded share of father’s estate despite his wishes
Posted: 12th October 2017
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Health Secretary looks forward to a cure for dementia
Posted: 12th October 2017
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Three sisters win dispute over their father’s will
Posted: 14th September 2017
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Move to bring ‘outdated law’ on wills into 21st century
Posted: 30th August 2017
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£90m to be repaid to thousands with lasting powers of attorney
Posted: 17th August 2017
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British families pay a record £5 billion inheritance tax
Posted: 19th July 2017
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Family can’t make a claim on their stepmother’s estate
Posted: 21st June 2017
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How lasting powers of attorney can help protect your future
Posted: 20th June 2017
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Wife wins appeal over share of estranged husband’s estate
Posted: 24th May 2017
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Increases to probate application fees postponed until after the election
Posted: 24th May 2017
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Now it costs less to take out a lasting power of attorney
Posted: 18th May 2017
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Woman loses dispute with charities over her mother’s will
Posted: 6th April 2017
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Woman removed as executor of her father’s will
Posted: 6th April 2017
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Inheritance tax main residence allowance comes into effect
Posted: 5th April 2017
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Daughter wins family dispute over mother’s misplaced will
Posted: 21st March 2017
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Man must pay £44,000 in family dispute over stepfather’s will
Posted: 23rd February 2017
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Disinherited son fails to overturn his father’s will
Posted: 23rd February 2017
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Court rejects woman’s bid to administer her late mother’s estate
Posted: 24th January 2017
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Add a little legal certainty to your New Year Resolutions
Posted: 3rd January 2017
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Most people prefer to have a solicitor write their will
Posted: 14th December 2016
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How the law can help when loved ones lose mental capacity
Posted: 14th December 2016
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Family overturn brother’s will favouring his carer
Posted: 29th November 2016
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Court settles dispute over pub held in a family trust
Posted: 29th November 2016
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Applications for LPA ‘living wills’ double in two years
Posted: 23rd November 2016
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Family disputes over wills and inheritance continue to rise
Posted: 20th October 2016
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Your digital legacy
Posted: 29th September 2016
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Actress Carey Mulligan to promote awareness of dementia
Posted: 22nd September 2016
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When second marriages spark disputes over wills
Posted: 22nd September 2016
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Trust enabled Duke of Westminster to avoid billions in tax
Posted: 22nd September 2016
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Man wins the right to buy home he shared with his partner
Posted: 22nd September 2016
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Family amend trust to give rights to partners of gay descendants
Posted: 18th August 2016
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Daughters lose appeal after being left out of father’s will
Posted: 18th August 2016
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Divorced husband allowed to challenge former mother-in-law’s will
Posted: 26th July 2016
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Safeguard your future with a lasting power of attorney
Posted: 21st July 2016
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Charities to invest an extra £100m in research into dementia
Posted: 22nd June 2016
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Dementia sufferer’s will leaving estate to grandson declared invalid
Posted: 22nd June 2016
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No ‘injury to feelings’ under Working Time Regulations
Posted: 22nd June 2016
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Battle over estate of pop star Prince because he hadn't made a will
Posted: 8th June 2016
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Lasting Powers of Attorney - Making Decisions for Others
Posted: 25th May 2016
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Court upholds woman’s will against challenge by grandchildren
Posted: 25th May 2016
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Inheritance tax revenue ‘to soar to £4.6 billion this year’
Posted: 17th May 2016
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Husband’s ‘torn up’ will disinheriting wife is allowed to stand
Posted: 27th April 2016
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Charities take dispute over woman’s will to the Supreme Court
Posted: 6th April 2016
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Wealthy families face £20,000 rise in probate fees
Posted: 23rd March 2016
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New safeguards for people using lasting powers of attorney
Posted: 17th March 2016
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Intestacy Rules – Cohabiting Couples
Posted: 2nd March 2016
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Deceased man’s bank account frozen due to family dispute
Posted: 10th February 2016
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Big rise in the number of people challenging ‘unfair wills’
Posted: 28th January 2016
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Charities benefit as woman’s second will declared invalid
Posted: 13th January 2016
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Intestacy rules
Posted: 22nd December 2015
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Inheritance Tax
Posted: 22nd December 2015
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Inheritance tax and gifts
Posted: 22nd December 2015
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Daughter appointed as mother's deputy despite living abroad
Posted: 9th December 2015
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Family fails to inherit after dispute over will and UK assets
Posted: 9th December 2015
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Challenging a Will
Posted: 26th November 2015
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Son's power of attorney over mother's estate revoked by court
Posted: 12th November 2015
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Most people still prefer to ask a solicitor to write their will
Posted: 4th November 2015
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Inheritance tax payments soar as family wealth rises
Posted: 4th November 2015
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Son’s power of attorney over mother’s estate revoked by court
Posted: 4th November 2015
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Most people still prefer to ask a solicitor to write their will
Posted: 29th October 2015
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Court helps family resolve issues over lasting power of attorney
Posted: 15th October 2015
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Woman wins right to claim a share of former husband’s estate
Posted: 15th October 2015
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Discovery of trust saves woman more than £1.4m
Posted: 15th October 2015
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Lasting Powers of Attorney
Posted: 30th September 2015
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What to do when someone has died
Posted: 24th September 2015
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The Legal 500 2015 Recommendations
Posted: 17th September 2015
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Woman hit by tax bill allowed to set aside trust made in error
Posted: 16th September 2015
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Disinherited son fails to overturn mother's will despite her dementia
Posted: 16th September 2015
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Brother and sister removed as executors of their mother’s will
Posted: 5th August 2015
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Woman inherits £163,000 despite being written out of mother’s will
Posted: 30th July 2015
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Court protects woman’s finances from spendthrift husband
Posted: 30th July 2015
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Brother and sister removed as executors of their mother's will
Posted: 30th July 2015
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Inheritance Tax Threshold now £1m – or is it?
Posted: 29th July 2015
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Couple win right to inherit after court corrects error in will
Posted: 15th July 2015
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Lasting power of attorney forms now ‘simpler and clearer’
Posted: 1st July 2015
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Powers of Attorney (Part 3) - Be Prepared
Posted: 24th June 2015
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Why should I make a will?
Posted: 4th June 2015
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How second marriages can lead to disputes over wills
Posted: 3rd June 2015
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Battling sisters lose control of elderly mother's finances
Posted: 7th May 2015
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Powers of Attorney (Part 2) - My Top Tip
Posted: 28th April 2015
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Public Guardian prevents misuse of dementia sufferer's money
Posted: 18th March 2015
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An Introduction to “Power of Attorney”
Posted: 5th March 2015
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Couple correct ‘£650,000 error’ in trust document
Posted: 4th February 2015
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Dementia sufferer wins damages and ‘freedom’ from council
Posted: 4th February 2015
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Woman wins dispute with charity over her mother's will
Posted: 29th January 2015
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Family dispute how to manage dementia sufferer's money
Posted: 13th January 2015
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Family dispute how to manage dementia sufferer’s money
Posted: 8th January 2015
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Taxman ‘could inherit your money unless you make a will'
Posted: 7th January 2015
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One million cohabiting partners could miss out on inheritance
Posted: 3rd December 2014
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Inheritance tax threshold could be set to rise next year
Posted: 12th November 2014
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Inheritance laws simplified for when people die without a will
Posted: 12th November 2014
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Court settles disagreement over care of elderly mother
Posted: 16th October 2014
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Law Society stresses importance of using professionals
Posted: 9th October 2014
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Recommendations in the Legal 500 2014
Posted: 2nd October 2014
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Check your will following changes to inheritance law
Posted: 30th September 2014
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Disputes over probate triple as people make DIY wills
Posted: 23rd September 2014
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Couple allowed to tear up badly drafted trust
Posted: 30th July 2014
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Law Society fears online LPAs could be open to abuse
Posted: 30th July 2014
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Woman wins right to inherit part of her fiancé’s estate
Posted: 30th July 2014
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Delays over powers of attorney causing stress for families
Posted: 9th July 2014
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Court settles family dispute over a flat and a grandmother’s will
Posted: 9th July 2014
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Failing to make a will could become a nightmare for your family
Posted: 5th June 2014
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Court corrects costly error in family trust document
Posted: 5th June 2014
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Will your hard earned money be lost to inheritance tax?
Posted: 1st May 2014
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Father's will is valid despite disinheriting two of his children
Posted: 1st May 2014
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Court rules a mother's will was forged by her son
Posted: 8th April 2014
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Trust protects family home from the taxman
Posted: 12th March 2014
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Woman's will upheld in spite of her dementia
Posted: 12th March 2014
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New Year, New Will?
Posted: 12th February 2014
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Disinherited sons fail to overturn their father's will
Posted: 12th February 2014
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Inheritance tax payments to soar to £21billion as house prices rise
Posted: 9th January 2014
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Woman's will favouring neighbour rejected by High Court
Posted: 9th January 2014
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How the law can help as dementia crisis looms
Posted: 9th January 2014
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Wife waited too long to seek better deal from husband's will
Posted: 10th December 2013
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Brothers in dispute over their father's will
Posted: 12th November 2013
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Trust period amended to reduce inheritance tax burden
Posted: 12th November 2013
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Government seeks international collaboration to tackle dementia
Posted: 16th October 2013
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Sibling Rivalry in Inheritance Act claims
Posted: 18th September 2013
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Woman wins right to remain in former partner's home
Posted: 17th September 2013
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Brothers win fight to get their full inheritance
Posted: 28th August 2013
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Public 'at risk' as will writing remains unregulated
Posted: 15th July 2013
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Bipolar sufferer had capacity to decide for herself on abortion
Posted: 15th July 2013
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Court allows 'illegitimate' child to benefit from trust fund
Posted: 15th July 2013
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Treasury doubles its revenue from people who don't make a will
Posted: 26th June 2013
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Nieces successfully challenge their aunt's will
Posted: 22nd May 2013
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Now it's quicker and easier to register Lasting Powers of Attorney
Posted: 22nd May 2013
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Prime Minister becomes a 'Dementia Friend'
Posted: 18th April 2013
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Family disputes over wills 'increase by 700%'
Posted: 18th April 2013
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Guardians in Wills
Posted: 20th September 2012
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Deadline to recoup wrongly paid care fees
Posted: 15th June 2012