Insights

Until the introduction of the Criminal Law Act 1967 an arrangement that paid lawyer fees only if there was a success in that dispute, was a criminal act.  Such arrangements were “Champerty”. The...

  Prawo angielskie zostawia testamentodawcom całkowitą swobodę. Testamentodawca może pozostawić swój majątek komukolwiek chce. Czy oznacza to, że nawet gdy testamentodawca rozporządza...

...

In my earlier article “What killed the grandfather’s English will in Poland?” I highlighted the difference in requirements for a valid Will in Poland and England and recommended that it is best...

...

A deputyship order removes fundamental human rights of the person to whom it applies.  If that person does have the capacity the Court’s order is a fundamental injustice.  However overturning an o...

Po śmierci osoby, która posiadała aktywa w Anglii i Walii, ktoś musi się nimi zająć.   Kto może to zrobić i jakich dokumentów czy upoważnień będzie potrzebował?  Odpowiedź na te pyta...

When a person dies owning assets in England and Wales, somebody has to deal with their property.  Who and what documents or authorities will they need?  Answers to these questions are not ea...