Private Wealth Disputes
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In the recent case of Angelova -v- Kershaw & Clark [2024] EWHC 1830 (Ch), the High Court ordered the rectification of a deceased person’s Will after it was found “beyond...
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Disputes around Inheritance and challenging the validity of Wills can often be referred to as ‘Contentious Probate’. What are the grounds for Contesting a Will? There are various grounds for...
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Ashtons Legal is thrilled to have won the recent Court of Appeal dispute on behalf of the Respondent in the Hudson v Hathway case. Whilst the Court rejected the contention...
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Disputes can arise between co-owners and cohabitees of properties such as unmarried couples, friends, or family. There are a number of circumstances where disputes can arise between cohabitees/co-owners of a...
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If a personal representative is not acting in the best interests of the estate there are ways in which they can be removed. How Personal Representatives are appointed A Personal...
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This recent case has provided an important legal update of the grounds on which a Court will order the removal of a Trustee. Background of the case The duties imposed...
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If you have co-owned a property or cohabited with someone and a dispute has arisen between you, you may be able to make a TOLATA claim. Disputes may arise between...
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A deathbed gift, or donation mortis causa, is an alternative way in which a person can dispose of their estate, as opposed to a valid Will or the intestacy rules....
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Distributing the estate of someone who has died is a process that sadly often results in legal disputes between family and friends. This is particularly the case if they feel...
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High profile inheritance disputes follow celebrities and the super-rich as surely as night follows day, but such challenges to Wills (and intestacies) are becoming increasingly common, whatever the values involved....
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Two recent cases which have seen families losing out after legal action include two brothers who have run up fees of more than their entire inheritance by disputing a stepmothers’...
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