Inheritance (Wills, Trust and Estate) Disputes Articles

If the executors or administrators of an estate cannot find a beneficiary, it can complicate matters. We look at how to

In the case of McDaniel v Talbot, Emma McDaniel sought reasonable financial support from the estate of her late father,

As people live longer, many adults are stepping in to care for ageing parents. We usually assume this help is given out

Creating a Will online or drafting it yourself on a piece of paper often seems like a smart way to save time and money.

This Update Your Will Week (2nd–8th March 2026), we are proud to support The Association of Lifetime Lawyers in raising

If you are the executor or administrator of an estate, you may need to sell a property. Find out what to be aware of and

We’re delighted to announce that Rob Kelly has been accepted as a full member of the Association of Contentious Trust an

A Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) is an arrangement between a lawyer and their client where the lawyer charges little or

Imagine writing your Will on the back of frozen fish and mince pie boxes. It sounds unusual, but that’s exactly what Mal

Wills disputes can be damaging to family relationships as well as draining an estate of funds and causing lengthy delays

If someone has died and has not made any, or reasonable, financial provision for you from their estate, you may be able

Over recent years, the courts have reported an increase in cases brought after a dispute has arisen over a Will. We look

Finding out that your loved one has decided to leave a gift of money or property to a charity in their will can sometime

The government’s unclaimed estates list has exceeded £1 billion in assets. This is money and property left by individual

There are a number of ways you may be able to dispute a Will if you are concerned about its contents, the way in which i

Locating a Will after someone has died is not always easy. If you believe that the deceased made a Will, you should do a

A widow who was married to her husband for 66 years but left out of his Will has won her court case requesting a share o

In a recent inheritance claim case, a disabled adult won £195,000 from his late mother’s estate after being left out of

If you have been promised a gift or other property from a person that has died but this promise hasn’t been reflected in

If you are acting for an individual as an Attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), the scope for you to make gi

A High Court judgment has highlighted what may be seen as a peril of making a will which includes assets whose value may

Losing a loved one is an emotional and distressing time, but this can be heightened further if there is a dispute regard