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 Steven Murgatroyd
  February 26, 2024
An appeal after the original district judges decision raised an interesting point with regard to two sections of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (“TOLATA”). Namely, s15(3) and s14
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 Steven Murgatroyd
  February 26, 2024
The 2021 Inheritance (Provision for Family and dependants) Act 1975 (the ‘Act’) claim of Miles & Anor -v- Shearer highlighted the difference between claims made by a spouse and a claim made by wider potential beneficiaries.
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 Steven Murgatroyd
  February 26, 2024
The recent case of Biria v Biria addressed the main issues that can be raised when disputing a will. Namely mental capacity, undue influence and “fraudulent calumny”.
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 Steven Murgatroyd
  February 26, 2024
Year on year the number of disputed estates that end up in the court room has increased massively and this fast moving area of law does not appear to be slowing at any point soon.
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 Katie Whitehead
  November 14, 2023
The High Court has recently made an important decision after Master McQuail exercised the Court’s discretion to modify the forfeiture rule and granted full relief in the circumstances of a ‘mercy killing’.
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 Nazia Nawaz
  March 10, 2023
Another claim brought by a surviving spouse under the Inheritance Act has been in the headlines recently. Read our blog post to find out more.
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 Nazia Nawaz
  December 16, 2022
The recent Supreme Court judgment in Guest and another v Guest [2022] marks the latest in a long line of farming disputes dealing with the expectations of claimants involved in farming businesses.
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  October 3, 2022
It’s been another excellent year for Ramsdens in The Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings.
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