Direct Access Barrister Blog

Find here my blog posts on what I have been doing each month (roundups), case law updates and general commentary.

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• Can You Claim Part of Your Partner’s House After a Breakup?July 22, 2024
  Breakups are never easy, and when there’s a property involved, the situation can become even more complicated. If you’re wondering whether you can claim part of your partner’s house after a breakup, this blog post will guide you through the legal landscape in England and Wales, focusing… Read more: Can You Claim Part of Your Partner’s House After a Breakup?
• Top procedural tips for people representing themselves in courtJuly 10, 2024
  If you are representing yourself without a solicitor or other type of regulated lawyer, you are a ‘litigant in person’ (‘LiP’). There may be a number of reasons that you are a LiP most commonly it is because of money. However, other people represent themselves for the… Read more: Top procedural tips for people representing themselves in court
• Associate –> TEPJuly 2, 2024
  I received official word yesterday that my application to upgrade from Associate to TEP had been approved. For those that don’t know, TEP is a recognised designation from the The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners which is the leading global body for advising families in private… Read more: Associate –> TEP
• How to get possession of a property when the owner diesJune 29, 2024
  Other related questions include: The answers to the above will depend. However, in almost every case notice will be required. It is a very bad idea to just change the locks or turn up with a few rugby mates to remove someone from property. The answers to… Read more: How to get possession of a property when the owner dies
• Can a will be valid if it is undated?June 28, 2024
  You’ve found a will after someone has died but it’s undated. Does that mean it is invalid? Does a will require there to be a date? Let’s start with what the legal requirements are for a valid will. You will find them in section 9 of the… Read more: Can a will be valid if it is undated?
• Private client update -April 2024June 24, 2024
  In April 2024 my colleague Matthew and I did an online update. Unfortunately I ran out of time and was not able to cover all of them. I have skipped the video to where I start my presentation.
• UpdateJune 15, 2024
  Hello everyone! I have been absent for some time having been busy with work and my personal life. I have recently come back from two weeks in America. Before I knew it, half the year has passed by. I decided that a new blog post was well… Read more: Update
• December, January RoundupFebruary 3, 2024
  I’ve been a bit tardy with my posts. I was busy during December and then around the 22nd I got ill. I then contracted covid at the start of January and when I recovered from that, got something else. So anyways, I have not been firing on… Read more: December, January Roundup
• November RoundupDecember 1, 2023
• A brief burial disputeNovember 21, 2023
  Today I was instructed over a burial dispute on an urgent basis. I had wind that something might be coming my way for a few days, but nothing confirmed either way. At 08:29am this morning I received an email from my clerk that I was to be… Read more: A brief burial dispute
• October 2023 RoundupNovember 1, 2023
• September 2023 RoundupOctober 1, 2023
  Lake Ontario looking tranquil.
• August 2023 RoundupSeptember 1, 2023
  This is a snapshot of the matters I have been instructed on:
• July 2023 RoundupAugust 1, 2023
  July was a busy month despite a week in Iceland!
• June 2023 RoundupJune 30, 2023
  Never seen Wales so sunny!
• STEP Affiliate to AssociateJune 26, 2023
  On 22 June 2023 I was told that I passed my Trust and Estate Accounting: England & Wales exam which I sat in May. That was my second Advanced Certificate (the first one being Trust and Estate Taxation) that I passed which meant I was eligible to… Read more: STEP Affiliate to Associate
• Quantum v Quantum – the drama continuesJune 21, 2023
  Quantum Advisory Ltd v Quantum Actuarial LLP [2023] EWHC 1338 (Ch) My article on Quantum Advisory Ltd v Quantum Actuarial LLP [2023] EWHC 1338 (Ch) was published today on Lexis®PSL. You can read my article titled ‘No declaration but ‘judicial guidance’—no duty of good faith (Quantum Advisory Ltd v… Read more: Quantum v Quantum – the drama continues
• May 2023 RoundupMay 29, 2023
  Here are some examples of the work I have done in May 2023: