Mediation of Contested Wills
Mediation of Contested Wills Mediation is a process which can be adopted by parties to a dispute with a view to resolving it relatively quickly, cheaply and sometimes in imaginative ways which the court would not be able to deploy. It is particularly useful in disputes where emotions are running hig... read more
Probate Costs Set To Rise
Probate Costs Set To Rise The UK government is planning a huge hike in probate fees in a bid to raise a further £250m a year. The flat fee of £215 is set to be replaced with a new tiered system of charges. Some could end up paying as much as £20,000 on estates in excess of £... read more
The Cost of Dying
The Cost of Dying How We Can Save You Time, Money & Stress By the time I get to meet a bereaved family it will have already been made painfully aware of the cost of a funeral and may even be aware of how much a solictor intends to charge to administer an estate. On top of that there are estate a... read more
Increase in Wills being challenged in court
Increase in Wills being challenged in court I was interested to read an article in The Times by Frances Gibb and Jonathan Ames on 25th January 2016 which highlighted the 20% increase in contested Wills, http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/law/article4673588.ece Over the next 20 years we are going to see u... read more
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