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If a person is left out of a will or does not receive as much provision as they expected, then there may be an opportunity to make a claim for further provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Fa...

Where does the buck stop? Liability for licensing and property standards in HMOs HMOs continue to provide a steady stream of cases in the courts, with the case of Rakusen v Jepson reaching the Cour...

Clifford Tibber has reviewed the Law Society’s recently published Litigation Handbook, Practice and Procedure in the Business and Property Courts. Full review can be found below.  "The preface t...

Special measures are provisions available under the direction of the court to aid vulnerable parties to give evidence or participate in court proceedings. Once victims of abuse receive support to init...

On 8 February 2013 Jem Stansfield a presenter of the BBC's popular science programme Bang Goes the Theory, was injured whilst working as a presenter when, as part of a scripted programme examining whe...

Beth Holden, Partner takes you through a step by step guide to acting as or for an executor, or as a will writer, when a probate claim is made or intimated. Starting with the importance of the Golden...

In line with The Court Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2021 SI 2021/985, which makes amendments to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008 SI 2008/1054, a number of court fees in England and Wale...

What is a reasonable fee for a letting agent to charge for arranging the variation, assignment or novation of a tenancy? In England the Tenant Fees Act 2019 regulates the charges which landlords an...