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- What is a Matrimonial Remedy Order?A matrimonial remedy order is a legal order made by a court to settle financial disputes between divorcing or separating spouses. This blog will explore the different types of matrimonial remedy orders, the process involved in obtaining one, and how they can help achieve a fair financial… Read more: What is a Matrimonial Remedy Order?
- Caveat to Stop Probate: What You Need to KnowWhen dealing with the estate of a deceased loved one, you may come across situations where you need to challenge the probate process. A common method to achieve this is by entering a caveat to stop probate. This blog post will explain what a caveat is, the… Read more: Caveat to Stop Probate: What You Need to Know
- Can You Claim Part of Your Partner’s House After a Breakup?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 courtIf 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 –> TEPI 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 diesOther 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?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 2024In 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.
- UpdateHello 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 RoundupI’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 Roundup
- A brief burial disputeToday 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 Roundup
- September 2023 RoundupLake Ontario looking tranquil.
- August 2023 RoundupThis is a snapshot of the matters I have been instructed on:
- July 2023 RoundupJuly was a busy month despite a week in Iceland!
- June 2023 RoundupNever seen Wales so sunny!
- STEP Affiliate to AssociateOn 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 continuesQuantum 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 RoundupHere are some examples of the work I have done in May 2023: