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The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“I(PFD)A 1975”) allows certain categories of people to bring a claim against the estate of someone who has died on the grounds that...

Your pension is probably one of your  largest assets and the result of a lifetime’s hard work and saving.  It is also the prefect target for fraudsters. One way in which pensions can be targete...

The laws setting out the requirements for a valid Will have remained largely unchanged since 1837.  One of these requirements - set out by sections 9(c) and (d) of the Wills Act 1837 - is that the si...

There are times when the ownership of property can be different from what it seems.  The legal owner of a property is the person whose name is registered at the Land Registry, but this may not tell t...

The laws relating to the production of a valid will have remained unchanged since 1839. Under the present regime, a will needs to be written and signed by the “testator” as well as two witnesses i...