Where a will has been executed in suspicious circumstances, the court must be satisfied that the person making the will understood and approved the contents of the will.

In Seawell Ltd v Ceva Freight (UK) Ltd the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) considered whether a single employee who spent all of his time working on a contract for a client was an "organised grouping of employees" for the purposes of a TUPE transfer and the service provision change test.

It is well established that it is contrary to public policy to allow a criminal to reap any benefit from his/her crime. This also applies to a criminal benefitting from gifts by a Will (or upon intestacy) and to property passing automatically by survivorship.

The final paragraph of Master Arkush’ judgement in the recent case of Rea v Rea (2019 EWHC 2434 Ch) serves as a salutary reminder for those wishing to seek to challenge the validity of a will of the difficulties they will face.

Renting farm land: Tenants of agricultural and rural land will almost always be obliged to pay a rent to their landlord for their occupation of the land. The obligation to pay rent will form one of the tenant’s overhead costs.

With a number of major legal and practical changes to the construction industry recently, together with the recent challenges faced by the wider community generally, Michael Hiscock has been looking forward to receiving the JCT 2024 contracts for some time to see how these issues were addressed.

With the rising number of scammers optimising the use of AI, Luke Moulton, Partner reviews the recent case that has hit headlines surrounding Incognito being defrauded by an impersonation scam utilising deepfakes and provides his advice for the best ways to protect yourself and your business.

As family lawyers we find that wedding season, with its air of romance and celebration, is the perfect time to discuss the often-overlooked aspect of marital planning: finances.

When a firearm-owning individual dies, the responsibility for those weapons falls to their Executor. Given the strict gun control laws in the UK, failure to handle these firearms correctly can result in severe legal consequences and potential safety risks.

A court of appeal case centred around VAT on property could act as a beacon of light to businesses providing accommodation that does not fall under a tenancy agreement, according to a leading law firm.