What can happen when a solicitor does not follow best practice when drafting a Will?

Civil dispute resolution

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In a recent case, insufficient records made by the solicitor led to a Will being deemed invalid. Emma Ironside shares indicators that best practice has been followed when drafting your loved ones Will. Contact a specialist solicitor on 0800 652 8025 for expert legal advice.

8 September 2022

Written by

Bonita Walters

and

Emma Ironside

What is live facial recognition technology and can we use it?

Retail & leisure

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Read about use of live facial recognition technology and steps businesses should take to ensure that their use of this technology is lawful.

7 June 2023

Wills and tax planning: when not to do it yourself

Wills & probate

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Making your own Will to save money may sound tempting. Clarke Willmott looks at what can go wrong and when not to do it yourself.

9 November 2020

Wills, inheritance tax and adult children living at home

Wills & probate

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We consider the inheritance tax implications for adult children still living at home. Need advice? Call 0800 652 8025 for a free initial consultation. Award winning national firm based in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

13 February 2019

Written by

David Maddock

Zombie rights

Intellectual property

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The assets of a dissolved company pass to the Crown as bona vacantia and getting hold of them after this has happened is by no means easy.

26 August 2016

“This blessed plot…” – The SDLT advantages of buying vacant land

Residential conveyancing

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From an SDLT perspective, buying a plot and then engaging someone to build a house on it afterwards may confer a number of SDLT blessings.

25 April 2018

40 treatments you don’t need

Medical negligence

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Unnecessary medical treatments to be reduced. Changing the standards for medical negligence claims. Prostate Cancer. Cerebral Palsy. Birth Injuries

25 October 2016

A brief introduction to the Pubs Code

Property litigation

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The Pubs Code came into force on 21 July 2016 with the aim of regulating the relationship between tied pub tenants (“TPTs”) and their landlords.

31 January 2018

Written by

Laura Robbetts

A question of interpretation – repair or structural defect?

Property litigation

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This is a closer look at the Court of Appeal decision in Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London v Various Leaseholders of Great Arthur House [2021] EWCA Civ 431.

6 May 2021

Written by

Kary Withers

Accidents Abroad and Uninsured Drivers – How should Damages be decided?

Serious injury

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Accidents abroad. Uninsured driver. Compensation rules of country in which accident took place or rules of England and Wales. Supreme Court decision.

11 August 2016

Acting as an executor: how to protect yourself from personal liability

Court of Protection

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Executors of a Will, or administrators of an intestate estate have a number of different duties to discharge when administering an estate.

18 July 2019

Written by

Anthony Fairweather

and

Anne Minihane

What can happen when a solicitor does not follow best practice when drafting a Will?

What is live facial recognition technology and can we use it?

Wills and tax planning: when not to do it yourself

Wills, inheritance tax and adult children living at home

Zombie rights

“This blessed plot…” – The SDLT advantages of buying vacant land

40 treatments you don’t need

A brief introduction to the Pubs Code

Accidents Abroad and Uninsured Drivers – How should Damages be decided?

Acting as an executor: how to protect yourself from personal liability

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