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“Capacity”: What Is It & How Do You Contest A Will Based On Incapacity?
One of the grounds for contesting a Will is incapacity. Incapacity on the part of the person making the Will can take various forms, such as dementia. Someone who does not have the mental capacity to make a legally valid Will may also come under undue influence during the process of making it.
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How can you stop someone contesting a Will?
My client was concerned that his mother had been influenced into making the Will in the way that she had. Unfortunately for my client, his mother’s Will contained a “no contest” clause.
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Dismissal For Employee Being Unvaccinated In Care Home Found To Be Fair
The heavily debated implementation of mandatory vaccinations in the care industry has had its first tribunal finding!
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The importance of identifying land benefiting from a restrictive covenant
In the recent case of Bath Rugby Ltd v Greenwood and others, the Court of Appeal found that a restrictive covenant that pre-dated the Law of Property Act 1925 had not been annexed to benefiting land, because the extent of that land had not been identified.
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How You Can Help During Big Energy Savings Week If You Have A LPA Or Deputyship Order
If you are managing the financial affairs of a loved one under a Lasting Power of Attorney or a Deputyship Order you are not limited to overseeing their bank account and ensuring their bills are paid.
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Pandemic Problems
Divorce enquiries have soared during the pandemic which has mainly been driven by women and with the introduction of the no fault divorce law coming into effect on 6 April, we could see this rise.
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After a miscarriage – Time to reflect and grieve
Angela Crawley (SNP MP) has renewed her call for the UK to implement a minimum three day period of paid leave for women who face this distressing situation, saying “miscarriage should be recognised as ‘a loss, not an illness”
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Compensation for Professional Negligence
You can make a claim for damages for professional negligence when a professional fails to carry out their duties to a reasonable standard of skill and care. Professional negligence compensation varies according to the nature of your claim and the extent of loss or damage you have experienced.
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Money Talk week 8- 12th November 2021 – Let’s Talk Money!
Talk Money week takes place from 8- 12th November 2021. The purpose of Talk Money week is to encourage people to talk about their finances and research has shown that people who talk about their money are more likely to make better financial decisions.
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Care about the Future?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recently published statistics relating to the residence of care homes and estimations for the number of those that are self-funded or state-funded.
