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Traditionally the threshold for capacity to marry had always been viewed as a fairly low bar. Cases such as Southwark London Borough v KA and others (Capacity to Marry) [2016] EWCOP 20 have drawn pa...
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In very general terms estoppels operate to enforce the terms of a promise. Proprietary estoppel may enable someone to claim a beneficial interest in a property. For instance, if Party A promised that...
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Mary-Caroline Tillman is a former investment banker and worked as a consultant at Egon Zehnder. She joined in 2004 and rose to joint global head of its Financial Services Practice Group by 2012. Ego...
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In my blog entitled “Property Ownership – the basics explained” I set out the differences between properties held as joint tenants and tenants in common, click here to read my previous blog. T...
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Professional Deputies often deal with transactions or investments involving millions of pounds. There can be unintended tax consequences of when dealing with investments. The most common error is incu...
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Executors’ and Administrators’ personal liability If an estate is insolvent, then as long as the correct procedure is adopted and the estate is managed carefully, personal representatives shoul...
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The answer to this question depends on the wording of the will and whether section 33 of the Wills Act 1837 applies. This issue was reconsidered recently in the case of Hives v Machin [2017] EWHC 1...
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When someone dies, their estate has to be dealt with. Someone has to take charge of gathering in their assets (closing bank accounts, selling shares and property) and paying their liabilities (outstan...
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