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The Cost of Not Having a Lasting Power of Attorney!

July 31, 2013
I am often asked, what is the benefit of having a Lasting Power of Attorney? Well, the response is that if you were in a situation where you were physically or mentally incapable of dealing with your affairs, be they...
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Don’t lose control of your business

July 31, 2013
Picture the scenario:  you are a shareholder in a company, with two other shareholders.  Shareholder A sells his shares to Shareholder B and with the proceeds of sale sets up a competing business, poaching key employees and customers of the...
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Challenging a will – probate claims

July 31, 2013
In simple terms challenging the validity of a will or a claim relating to a grant of probate is a ‘probate claim’. Special procedural rules apply. The function of the Court is to determine what papers constitute the last will...
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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Prest v Petrodel

July 16, 2013
Three months ago, I reported on the case of Prest  v Petrodel in which the Supreme Court, the country’s highest Court, was being asked to make a ruling on whether divorcing couples can protect assets by citing company law. The...
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Inherited Assets on Divorce – Can they be ring-fenced?

July 15, 2013
This question is one which regularly crops up in cases where family wealth within a marriage has been increased by monies received from an inheritance. The English legal system is discretionary in determining how financial property on divorce should be...
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