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’.

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.

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.

It’s been another excellent year for Ramsdens in The Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings.

Nazia Nawaz, Head of Contentious Probate at Ramsdens, has featured on FarmingUK.com looking at the recent rise in the number of inheritance and succession disputes of farming businesses.

The Legal 500's results for 2022 have been announced and we're extremely proud to have ranked in 9 practice areas (Employment, Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property, Family, Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate, Contentious Probate, Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury) up one more than last year.

Nazia Nawaz, Head of Contentious Probate at Ramsdens, has featured on WhatInvestment explaining how you can protect your loved ones to avoid inheritance disputes in a blended family.

The loss of a loved one is a difficult time and having doubt whether their Will truly reflects their wishes can make an emotional time even more difficult.