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.

Making a Will is the only way you can ensure your assets are protected. This guide aims to answer all your questions about making a Will.

Employment and consultancy contracts often contain clauses restricting an individual’s working activity when they leave a business. These clauses, ‘post termination restrictive covenants’, typically restrict the ex-staff member’s ability to work in competing businesses.

Understandably, when going through a divorce or separation, one of the main concerns for parents is to ensure that the divorce has as little impact on their children as possible.

Anna Sutcliffe, Legal Director in our Contentious Probate discusses how to go about contesting a Will and lessons that can be learnt from the case of Gowing and Others v Ward and Another.

This article will focus on time limits for judicial review claims in planning cases, more specifically those that are brought out of time, the key considerations when dealing with out-of-time claims and a review of some recent case law.

This Part of the Housing & Planning Act 2016 deals with the issues of starter homes and self-build and custom house building.

The UK has 4.8 million family businesses – 88% percent of all businesses in the UK – big brands such as Dyson, Warburtons and Specsavers are but a few that spring to mind. While the majority are small businesses, over 17,000 are medium and large companies.

We acted for a client who had been served with both a follower notice (FN) and an accelerated payment notice (APN) in relation to a failed tax planning scheme involving a gilt strip.