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Are Mutual Wills Enforceable?
Mutual Wills in the UK occur when a couple draw up Wills at the same time that are identical or virtually identical. Crucially, to be mutual Wills the intention is that both parties should agree if any changes are to be made during their joint lives and a surviving partner will be limited to the changes that they can make to their Will following the death of the first partner.
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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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How Landlords Can Recover Possession Following Housing Reforms
The UK housing reforms, including the abolition of Section 21 “no-fault” evictions, have significantly changed the landscape for landlords seeking to regain possession of their properties.
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Employment Law Digest 2024/2025
Last year saw Labour move into parliament with the effect of catalysing a turn towards…
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Updates To The Land Registry Practice Guides
It has been a month of change for the Land Registry’s processes. We outline below some of the key changes made to the Land Registry’s Practice Guides and the areas which these will affect.
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Court Of Protection’s Christmas Countdown
Spending time with loved ones over Christmas can raise questions. Check out our Court Of Protection Christmas Countdown where we address how we can help.
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What Happens To Your Social Media Accounts When You Die?
As of 2024, there are approximately 56.2 million social media users in the UK – a significant proportion of the UK population.
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Christmas 2024 Message From the Chair of Wilson Browne Solicitors
2024… a year of success? Or was it running through treacle? Strolling down a stable path or stumbling over potholes?! Chair Kevin Rogers reflects on 2024.
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Shareholder Agreement and Case
In the case of Lane -v- Lane, the High Court has held that a verbal agreement between a father and son to transfer their shares in a family company to each other on their death overrode the father’s earlier will under which the father’s shares had been left to his wife.
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Fair Payment Code
The new Fair Payment Code has been launched by the Office of the Small Business Commissioner to encourage businesses across the UK to pay promptly.
