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15.11.2022 | Jan Atkinson

Contentious Probate Case Studies

Contentious probate involving business assets Osbornes Law acts for the defendants to a claim issued to pronounce in favour of...

27.10.2022 | Jan Atkinson

Will dispute on grounds of lack of capacity Osbornes Law acts for the potential claimants, the adult daughters of the...

2.8.2022 | Samantha Tayler

The Trust Register was introduced in 2017 as part of anti-money laundering regulations. Previously, only trusts with a UK tax liability...

19.7.2022 | Jenny Walsh

Where tensions exist between family members, making your children the executors of your will can cause huge problems with probate,...

19.1.2022 | Katie de Swarte

If you own assets in more than one country, it’s important to make a robust Will that deals effectively...

18.11.2021 | Suzanna Baker

Disputes between a deputy and the family of the individual concerned, can escalate and become increasingly distressing if issues are...

18.11.2021 | Suzanna Baker

Mental capacity, the right to sex and the carer’s risk of prosecution Does everyone have the right to a...

25.10.2021 | Katie de Swarte

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

‘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

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