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31.8.2023 | Suzanna Baker

Can a Lasting Power of Attorney Be Challenged?

The number of people recognising the importance of making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) has risen dramatically in recent...

2.8.2023 | Suzanna Baker

Contesting a Will Due to Undue Influence Undue influence occurs when someone pressurises another person to change their Will in...

26.7.2023 | Sophie Price

Beneficiaries frequently ask us whether trustees or personal representatives can be required to provide a financial account. Their request may...

9.6.2023 | Katie de Swarte

New Births And New Relationships? Review Your Will To Avoid A Dispute You’d imagine a wealthy businessman with assets...

9.6.2023 | Katie de Swarte

Naidoo v Barton: undue influence and the risks of mutual wills Can someone’s bad character be used to prove...

22.5.2023 | Elspeth Neilson

Dementia is a harsh reality for increasing numbers of families. Sadly, it means the disputed wills solicitors at Osbornes Law...

1.3.2023 | Jan Atkinson

It is fairly rare in my experience for a parent to write a child out of their will but that...

27.10.2022 | Jan Atkinson

Will dispute on grounds of lack of capacity Our contesting a will solicitors acted for the claimants, the adult daughters...

20.10.2021 | Katie de Swarte

‘Scrap King’ Multi-million Inheritance Dispute Confirms the High Standard of Evidence Needed to Contest a Will Gary Goodwin, son of...

20.10.2021 | Katie de Swarte

What is testamentary capacity? Testamentary capacity refers to a person’s legal and mental ability to create a valid will....

20.10.2021 | Katie de Swarte

The recent reported case of Shearer v Shearer highlights that adult children cannot expect an estate to support their affluent...

13.8.2021 | Jan Atkinson

The long-running and high-profile case of Ilott v Mitson [2017] UKSC 17 has finally come to an end with the decision of...

9.10.2020 | Suzanna Baker

Contesting a Will Due to Undue Influence Undue influence occurs when someone pressurises another person to change their Will to...

2.9.2020 | Jan Atkinson

I was left out of my mother’s last will. What can I do? Whilst testators in England and Wales...