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Funds Raised for Will Aid 2011

The combination of a deathbed marriage, a millionaire and a new will was always likely to end in a court battle, and so it proved recently when a family challenged their late father’s will, which left everything to his new wife, who had been his partner for more than 30 years. The couple were marrie

When applying to register land for the first time, a man who knew that a small piece of the land had been the subject of an ownership dispute failed to inform the Land Registry of this fact.

When a marriage or civil partnership breaks up and there is a significant risk that one party may move assets (normally cash in bank accounts) ‘out of sight’, it is sometimes possible to obtain a ‘freezing order’ to prevent the sums being transferred.

When a compulsory purchase order is made, the acquirer must make a fair valuation of the property being acquired so that appropriate compensation can be paid.