In English law, to make a valid will, a testator must have their signature to it witnessed by two adult independent witnesses. The current social distancing measures together with self-isolation to protect the particularly elderly and vulnerable, therefore present a challenge for private client practitioners: how do we ensure that wills are valid when we can’t stand within 2 metres of one another?

A caveat is a notice to request someone to suspend a specific action. In estate administration, it is used to prevent a grant of representation (grant of probate or a grant of letters of administration - depending on whether there or not there is a will) being obtained in a deceased person’s estate.

Optimus Build Ltd v Southall & Anor, reported last month, was an all-too-familiar case of a falling out between home-owner and their building contractor and the termination of their building contract.

This addition of the round up includes, nature recovery schemes may put APR at risk, the future of regulations in the UK and the setting of environmental targets delayed.

In these monthly updates, Rebecca Mushing brings together essential news, trends, and insights from the world of planning and development.

On 19 April 2018 Master Clark handed down Judgment in the above matter. The case centred around the Estate of Lily Rose Nutt (“Lily”) who died on 25 February 2013 aged 88.

A settlement agreement (previously known as a compromise agreement) is a legally binding contract between an employee and their employer.

At a recent remedy hearing in the High Court, Armstrong v Armstrong, held to determine the award for a proved proprietary estoppel claim, the judge reinforced the principle outlined in the Supreme Court ruling in Guest v Guest, which focused on the ‘prevention or undoing of unconscionable conduct, not expectation fulfilment or detriment compensation.’

Guidance and the answers to frequently asked questions on insolvency and winding-up.

When an employee believes they have suffered unfair treatment by their employer, the first port of call is to attempt to resolve such matters internally, either informally or via the employer's grievance procedure.