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I recently acted for a successful Claimant in a probate claim to prove a copy will with an original codicil endorsed on the back. The original will could not be found. The question for the Court was w...

Beth Holden explains what property identity fraud is and what steps can be done to help prevent it. This video has been recorded for Property Fraud Awareness Week 2017 in partnership with Prope...

Dreamvar v Mischon De Reya & another [2016] EWHC 3316 (Ch) The High Court has just handed down another judgment dealing with solicitors’ liability in the context of property fraud. Following...

In my last blog, I discussed the case of Mortgage Express v Laura Lampert [2016] EWCA Civ 55 in the context of the doctrine of unconscionable bargain. To re-cap, Ms Lampert successfully established th...

In Court of Appeal in CREGGY v (1) JEFFREY BARNETT (2) PETER BARNETT [2016] EWCA Civ 1004 exams issues around the operation of the Limitation Act 1980 in breach of trust claims. The case reminds us...

Mr Justice Dicker QC, sitting as a High Court Judge, delivered judgment in case that will join the canon of recent authorities on solicitors’ negligence and liability in property fraud cases. On...

When a person dies, it takes some time to deal with their estate and this can cause financial hardship to those around them.  Where there is a dispute over an estate, it will inevitably take even lon...

An Unconscionable Bargain is a useful equitable doctrine in tackling cases of what could broadly be described as civil fraud. A transaction will be unconscionable if it is (1) oppressively disadva...