Features – Page 10
-
FeatureCounting the cost post-separation
Problems can arise when taking into account bonuses earned after a couple have separated.
-
FeatureFamily courts: women and children first
Men have every right to feel disillusioned with the family courts system.
-
FeatureProbate: rectification and interpretation
An in-depth look at the recent important wills mix-up judgment.
-
FeatureResidency tested
A landmark case concerning habitual residence shows how the courts are adapting to social change.
-
FeatureFamily: applications for freezing orders
A recent judgment is absolutely essential reading for any practitioner specialising in financial remedy applications.
-
FeatureOffshore: reasons to be cheerful
Offshore financial centres have suffered a reputational bruising and tougher regulation in the aftermath of the 2008 crash. But many law firms have found ways to survive and thrive.
-
FeatureProbate: dealing with debts
A recent case gives a rare insight into the legal rules on the incidence of debts related to a will.
-
FeatureJurisdiction and meaning of habitual residence
A landmark decision from the Supreme Court will have significant implications for practitioners.
-
FeatureDelay and strike-out in financial remedy proceedings
Andrew Newbury looks at the introduction of family rules which allow a strike out of a statement of case.
-
FeatureDelay in preparing will – professional negligence
What will happen to firms that fail to prepare a will where there are doubts about the testamentary capacity of the client?
-
FeatureSet standards for wills
The Law Society has launched its first recognised quality standard for wills and estate administration
-
Feature
Kinship foster carers’ allowances
What will be the impact of a landmark judgment on allowances for family foster carers? Fiona Scolding and Amelia Walker look at the case.
-
Feature
Piercing the corporate veil
The unanimous judgment of the Supreme Court in Petrodel Resources Ltd v Prest led to a media circus. Now the dust has settled, we have more clarity on the repercussions of the case for those involved in family and company law.
-
FeaturePrivate client: pitfalls of using will-writing companies
As a solicitor specialising in private client work, I am becoming increasingly frustrated by attacks on my profession by big businesses muscling into the legal arena
-
Feature
Private Client: a new quality standard
Last week, Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson formally launched the Society’s new accreditation scheme for wills and inheritance work
-
Feature
‘Fast track’ to probate in Jersey
Did your client die domiciled in England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Guernsey or the Isle of Man with an asset in Jersey? Has a Grant of Representation been issued in the deceased’s country of domicile?