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1.3.2023 | Jan Atkinson

How to prevent someone contesting a will

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

8.2.2023 | Jan Atkinson

Can I gift property to my children? Gifting a property to your adult children is a relatively complex transaction but...

15.11.2022 | Jan Atkinson

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 Our contesting a will solicitors acted for the claimants, the adult daughters...

17.9.2021 | Jan Atkinson

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

13.9.2021 | Jan Atkinson

The deceased died in Ireland leaving very considerable wealth and assets all over the world, including England, but without leaving...

13.9.2021 | Jan Atkinson

Our probate lawyers in London were instructed by a US-based widow of her late husband’s £8 million English estate. As...

7.9.2021 | Jan Atkinson

It is a common misconception that a person’s debts die with them. After you die your debts become the...

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...

25.9.2020 | Jan Atkinson

The Government has recently announced plans to allow for the witnessing of Wills and Codicils by video conferencing. This is...