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Often establishing a breach of duty is fairly straightforward in professional negligence cases. Recovering damages is harder.  The recent Supreme Court decision in Tiuta International Ltd (in liquida...

Każdy ważny testament angielski wskazuje osobę (po angielsku executor), która ma być wykonawcą testamentu. Osoba ta ma zebrać wszystkie aktywa, opłacić długi i zobowiązania i zająć się d...

The purpose of today is to raise awareness of mental capacity and improve the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in health and social care and also other sectors, such as legal, finance, police...

W wiekszości jurysdykcji europejskich istnieją przepisy, które nie pozwalają testamentodawcom wydziedziczyć najbliższych członków rodziny. W Polsce koncept ten nazywa się prawem do zachowku....

One question which we are often asked when acting for beneficiaries of an estate (or those who believe they should have been beneficiaries) is ‘do I have a right to see the will?’ I am frequently...

Last year the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) admitted that the fees it was charging for registering powers of attorneys were higher than the cost it actually incurred processing the applications....

The higher courts have had a busy time recently dealing with claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.  First, Ilott v Blue Cross made it to the Supreme Court, and...

Every day, millions of people wake up, go to work, pay their bills, build their lives and communicate with the world. However, for many of our clients managing the complexities of daily life is imp...