Probate Fee Increase – January 2022
We previously reported on the proposed Probate fee increases in 2017 and then again in 2018. Thankfully, those extortionate proposed Probate fee increases, based on [Read more]
Category: Will Disputes & Contentious Probate
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Valuing an Estate for Probate and Inheritance Tax
A question that many clients often ask is how do you value an estate where someone has died for probate and Inheritance Tax and what [Read more]
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Who looks after your pet when you die?
According to a recent survey around 50%* of us own a pet in the United Kingdom. So it is not surprising that many of us [Read more]
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New hope for out of time Inheritance Act claims
On 30 July 2019, the Court of Appeal handed down its Judgment in the case of Cowan v Foreman which concerned a claim under the [Read more]
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How do I reduce the risks of my Will being contested?
This is an extremely emotive, usually case-specific, subject and this article is aimed at being a brief overview of the subject. Anyone making a Will (known [Read more]
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Guide to Challenging a Will
Understand on what grounds you can challenge a Will, the process of challenging a Will and the requirements for Inheritance Act claims.
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Access to an Incapacitated Person’s Will
If you are appointed as an Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs via a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), then you will know that this [Read more]
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Claims on estates and the issue of Testamentary Freedom
English Law has always recognised the concept of testamentary freedom. That is, the freedom to leave your estate to whoever you choose and having no [Read more]
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Age UK Essex – Later Life Planning Conference – 11th/12th October 2016
Leonard Gray are proud to be sponsors this year of the Age UK Essex Later Life Planning Conference to be held across two days on [Read more]
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The Independent Newspaper: Number of family feuds over Wills rises 700 per cent
On Friday 1st February the Independent newspaper published an article stating that the number of family feuds over disputed Wills that result in cases before the [Read more]