Article parent: contested-trusts-and-probate
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Morr & Co Win Big at The Probate Industry Awards 2024
Morr & Co is delighted to share the news that we clinched victory last night at The Probate Industry Awards 2024. The categories whic...
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Claims and Litigation in Celebrity Wills
In recent years, a number of celebrity estates have encountered claims and potential litigation. Such estates include that of Aretha Fran...
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Inheritance Laws At Play: The Mate Family Farm Dispute
The High Court’s spotlight has once again been focused on the farming industry but this time in the context of an inheritance dispute. In...
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Surviving Spouses & Cohabitants: Ensuring Fair Provision Is Mad...
Coping with the loss of a life partner is an immensely challenging experience, even more so when the deceased’s Will does not sufficientl...
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What Happens When a Shareholder in an Owner-Managed Business Dies?
Protecting shares in a private company involves planning. Many business owners are so caught up in protecting their company from day-to-d...
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Calling Time!
Strict 6-month time limit upheld for spouse to make claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975. Dale-Goug...
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Mistake leading to £126,000 Tax Charge Successfully Reversed
Last week, Kellie Williams-Jauvel, a partner in Morr & Co’s dispute resolution team, acted for a client who, during the course ...
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A Case of Simultaneous Deaths: Who Died First?
Kellie Williams-Jauvel, Partner in our Dispute Resolution team who specialises in contested wills, trusts and probate looks into a case o...
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New Guidance – dealing with appointees, attorneys and deputies
New guidance has been issued by the Department for Work and Pensions in relation to dealing with appointees, attorneys and deputies. If a...
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Probate fees proposed to soar from May- from £155 to potentially £2...
The government have recently published a new policy drastically increasing probate court fees. The policy was subject to consultation las...
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Spotlight: Probate challenges of blended families – a case by...
A widower (“Thomas”) was recently subject to a claim made by the children of his deceased second wife’s (“Violet”) adult children from he...