More than 550,000 people die annually in the UK and half of those deaths require the completion of...

When your spouse's lack of attention to making a will causes issues, faking one is definitely...

Divorcing couples can sometimes achieve savings of both time and money by opting for arbitration,...

It is not uncommon for children born with severe abnormalities or injuries to die in childhood. In...

If you own or buy a property, you may find that there are covenants which apply to it, a covenant...

It is commonplace for people to appoint siblings or friends as their executors. When they do and...

The application of the 'sharing principle' to big money divorces is more than a matter of simple...

Many people employ carers or cleaners to assist them with daily living. Quite often, such...

With significant losses being reported in 'pension transfer scams', it is no surprise that...

You may have good reasons for writing close relatives out of your will but, as any lawyer will...

Restrictions on land use appear in the title deeds of many properties – but the law permits...

Although commercial surrogacy businesses have long been banned in the UK, the Court of Appeal...

The legal dispute between Elon Musk and Vernon Unsworth, the man who helped to rescue boys trapped...

The supposition that residential properties are exempt from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a common,...

A trainee solicitor at leading Essex law firm, Birkett Long, has seen his hard work and commitment...

When parents changed their wills to exclude their son from inheriting their £1 million farm...

Home-made contracts, particularly for the sale of land, are a singularly bad idea and can lead to...

When the mother of a teenage daughter who had been taken into care in 2016 with her agreement had...

Recently, Santander was fined more than £30 million for failing to distribute more than...

When an 18-year-old woman bought a derelict end terrace property in London in 2006 and sold it to...