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25.10.2021 | Katie de Swarte

Inheritance Claims CFA Success Fee Judgment

The Court of Appeal upholds the recoverability of CFA success fees in 1975 Act claims in the case of Hirachand v...

20.10.2021 | Katie de Swarte

The ‘nil rate band’ offers an incentive to testators to make their will in a tax-efficient manner, maximising the amount...

20.10.2021 | Katie de Swarte

It’s not unheard of for an individual to forge someone’s will with the aim of securing an inheritance....

17.9.2021 | Jan Atkinson

Probate disputes can be very expensive and clients often find it difficult to find the money to cover their legal...

14.9.2021 | Katie de Swarte

Many people do not know what a contentious probate claim is until they have become embroiled in one. The root...

13.9.2021 | Jan Atkinson

This is an estate administration where our client has been appointed by the court to administer the estate but is...

13.9.2021 | Elspeth Neilson

Osbornes Law acts for the defendants to a claim issued to pronounce in favour of the deceased’s last son...

13.9.2021 | Jan Atkinson

Osbornes Law were appointed independent administrator in this contentious probate dispute, with an estate worth around £2m. The deceased was...

13.9.2021 | Elspeth Neilson

Osbornes Law acted in this contentious probate claim for the unmarried partner of the deceased involving misappropriated assets. The deceased...

13.9.2021 | Jan Atkinson

The death of one of the shareholders of a family run business, and the contentious probate claim regarding his £21.5million...