A Statutory Will is the name given to a Will that the Court of Protection can put in place for a person who’s lost the capacity to make a Will themselves. One may also be required if the person has a Will but it is out of date or there’s been a change in their circumstances.
Stephanie Hambridge (née Bishop) is a Senior Associate in Clarke Willmott’s Bristol Restructuring & Insolvency team with experience in corporate recovery and insolvency
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Success of Jennifer Lopez divorce will depend on legal preparations
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As news outlets continue to cover Jennifer Lopez’s high-profile divorce from Ben Affleck, a specialist lawyer says the success of the upcoming process will all depend on the legal preparations put in place by the couple’s legal team before or during the marriage.
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Choosing to use a surrogate or to be a surrogate, is a decision that’s both exciting and legally complex. When considering or entering into a surrogacy arrangement, it’s important to understand that UK surrogacy law automatically recognises the person who gives birth (the surrogate) as the legal parent and they will be named on the birth certificate.
Fertility law has not evolved at the same rate as assisted reproduction technologies. We look at the need for judges to be creative in how they apply legislation.
Is it precious or perverse that the government passed legislation on bereavement damages; the compensation paid to certain groups when a loved one dies, on valentine’s eve?
Given the far-reaching scope and the sophistication of the fraud that is alleged in relation to the affairs of Arena TV it seems that others, beyond that of Arena’s two directors, may have been involved in the reported scam.
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