You Are Duty-Bound Reasonably to Provide for Your Dependants in Your Will

Making reasonable provision in your will for those who depend upon you financially is a duty, not a choice. A…

Adopted Pensioner’s Quest to Find Her Birth Parents Finally Bears Legal Fruit

Many adopted people feel driven to embark on long and demanding quests to find their birth parents. In one case,…

You Don’t Have to Put Up With Online Harassment

In an era of easy, internet-based mass communication, reputations can, without a shred of justification, be destroyed at the click…

Stamp Duty Land Tax – When is a Property Unsuitable for Use as a Dwelling?

A newly purchased house may require a great deal of renovation and repair work to render it habitable – but…

Ex-Couple Spend an ‘Absurd’ £5 Million Plus Litigating About Their Child

Disputes between separated couples as to how their children should be provided for can, in the absence of compromise, sadly…

High Court Ruling Underlines the Pitfalls of Making ‘Inflexible’ Mutual Wills

It is legally possible for couples to make mutual wills by which each binds the other not to alter their…