News / 06.08.2018 Cohabitee whose partner left her nothing in his Will is awarded a cottage and £204,000 by the Court in inheritance claim Earlier this year, the High Court in Cardiff made a substantial award to a woman who had made a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The case of Thompson v. Ragg... Read More
News / 14.06.2018 Keeping out of the Courts - Farming Disputes Every now and then, there is in every farming community a major fall-out within a family and disagreement regarding who should inherit the farm. There are many reasons for this. The people inv... Read More
News / 13.06.2018 Can Anyone Successfully Challenge Your Will After You Die? If you sensibly go to the time and trouble of making a Will, do you need to worry that someone may challenge it after you die? English Law values the freedom of individuals to dispose of their... Read More
News / 29.01.2018 Family Conflict Over Assets Left in a Contested Will Dorset Farm in a contested Will case A recent local contested Wills case has just concluded at court whereby a local farmer and businessman left his entire estate in his Will to his two daughters and... Read More