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The most common reason an attorney for property and affairs abusing their power is financial gain, and sadly in most cases the abuse is committed by a family member. Family are sometimes simply not su...

Where a vulnerable person is unable to look after their finances, courts can appoint an attorney or deputy to do so for them.  Sadly, we are seeing a growing number of cases in which that attorney or...

Where a person enters into a marriage without the mental capacity to do so, that marriage can be held to be voidable under the Nullity of Marriage Act 1971. However, the impact of the Matrimonial Cau...

Disabled people tend to have limited life chances and income. This means that if they were to receive an inheritance it could provide them with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that could make a real...

Adult children can claim against their parent’s or parents’ estate if they are not reasonably provided for under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. However, judges are...

Anyone who objects to a Grant being sealed can enter a caveat.  Caveats are entered by filling in a simple form and lodging it with a £3 fee at any Probate Registry.  Once entered, the caveat will...

The case of Whittaker v Hancock [2018] EWHC 3478 (Ch) dealt with a complicated and unusual probate problem, and required some creative thinking in order to unlock an estate! Anthony Gold acted for the...

Generally, disabled people tend to have limited life chances and income. As such an inheritance can be life changing. However, many such people are long term recipients of means-tested benefits. Conse...