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Graduate Legal Executive Who Chose A Different Path From University To Qualify As A Lawyer
A trainee from Wilson Browne Solicitors has passed the distinguished Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) exams.
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Planning law consequences for Homes for Ukraine
Planning law consequences for Homes for Ukraine
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Creation of access to field was not permitted development
In the recent case of Jones and another v Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government and another two landowners appealed against the Secretary of State’s dismissal of their appeal against an enforcement notice issued by Horsham District Council (HDC).
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Is It Fair For NHS Continuing Health Care To Be Withdrawn?
NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) has been known to be difficult to get and is very much dependent on where you are living. In some areas, you are much more likely to be granted CHC funding, whereas it is near impossible in other areas.
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A cautionary tale for sellers and their agents – disclosure of matters affecting title to property
In SPS Groundworks and Building Ltd v Mahil [2022] EWHC 371 (QB), the High Court held that references in the auction brochure and by the auctioneer to the need to read the legal pack were insufficient for a seller to have complied with its duty to disclose a defect in title.
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How Much Does a Will Cost?
Over 50% of UK adults do not have a will. Some may not realise the importance of having one or simply haven’t made the time to write a will. But one factor deterring people may be the cost.
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Promises, promises – Were you made a promise about a Will?
If you were made a commitment regarding something promised in a Will, is that promise binding? Do you have a claim against the estate and grounds for contesting the Will (contentious probate)?
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This Will Is Wrong – Rectification
If there is a mistake in a Will then, in certain circumstances, a Will can be rectified. Those circumstances are strictly limited though and set out in Section 20 Administration of Justice Act 1982.
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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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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.
