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Some Day this will all be Yours Brenda!
Gareth Jones explains that property owners need to be cautious when making potentially ‘throw away’ remarks like the one above, […]
How to use an injunction in a will dispute: a tale of two sisters, one estate and zero intention to pay
There are times when you need to fight fire with fire. In a dispute over money or a property if […]
What happened to Yorkshire’s missing people in 2019?
It was reported by the Yorkshire Post on 27th December 2019 that across Yorkshire more than 30,000 reports of people […]
Cohabitation agreements: where do unmarried couples stand?
There is a myth that couples who cohabit for a long period of time are married under common law. This […]
Men are three times more likely to report financial abuse of the elderly to Police than women
Men are almost twice as concerned about the risk of their elderly relatives being scammed or financially abused as women […]
Don’t give it away for a song; Undue Influence in lifetime transfers
The recently reported case of Moursi v Doherty demonstrates the vulnerability of an elderly person living alone to financial abuse […]
The cases that don’t “bang, bleed or shout”: the scandal of financial abuse
Financial abuse doesn’t get the same media attention as other forms of abuse. But the reality is that it has […]
Why should I use a solicitor to prepare my Lasting Power of Attorney?
With us all living longer and the number of people living with dementia set to rise to over 1 million […]
The slippery slope of financial abuse in a family
Your brother suffers a serious head injury in a road accident. He owns his own home. You and your siblings […]
Executor/beneficiary dispute; who you gonna call?
My client, Paul, was locked in a bitter dispute with his sister Clare when he first came to see me […]
