Features – Page 7
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Wills and probate: relief from forfeiture
When can the court relieve intended beneficiaries with criminal records from forfeiting estates?
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Family law: setting aside orders
The court will be heavily influenced by what the parties have agreed.
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Donatio mortis causa
King v Chiltern Dog Rescue and Redwings Horse Sanctuary [2015] EWCA Civ 581
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Changes to the family court
Practical overview of changes in the operation of the family court.
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Wills and testamentary capacity
A recent probate dispute offers clarity on how solicitors should comply with the ‘golden rule’.
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Criminal law changes – part 2
New offences, including those related to improper use of police powers, private sexual photographs and juries.
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Legal professional privilege: protection principle
Lawyers must be clear with clients about the status of preliminary enquiries
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Roundtable: private wealth
High-net-worth people with $1m or more to invest want advice from private client lawyers on issues ranging from tax to trusts.
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Financial remedy and Wyatt v Vince
The key issues in the ‘highly unusual’ divorce case involving energy entrepreneur Dale Vince and his ex-wife.
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Family law: culture clash
As we reach the first anniversary of a ‘cultural revolution’ in family law, the complexities of people’s lives mean the reform process has a long way to go.
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Roundtable: family – relative values
Family lawyers take clients through some of the most difficult episodes of their lives – a process complicated by overstretched courts and inconsistent judgments.
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Identification and open justice
Considering anonymity orders for children in personal injury cases in light of a recent Court of Appeal judgment.
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Handling Family Law Act orders
Solicitors have a duty under the Family Procedure Rules 2010 to assist the court in reducing errors.
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Personal injury: duty of care
Non-delegable duty of care for local authorities in foster care – a tale of two judgments.
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Probate: proprietary estoppel
What must a claimant show if a case of proprietary estoppel is to succeed?
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Spousal maintenance
Disputes related to this are often the main bar to divorcing couples resolving financial disagreements. Recent comprehensive guidance aims to help.
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Child abduction changes
Proposed amendments to child abduction legislation will have a far-reaching impact on family law.
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Phasing in new legislation
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act is the major piece of criminal legislation this year. Here is what the changes mean for solicitors.
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Nil-rate band legacies
Wills made before 2007 by testators who by the date of death had acquired transferred nil-rate band have presented problems.