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Spotlight: Ilott v The Blue Cross and others [2017] UKSC 17
Henrietta Mason comments on the long-awaited Supreme Court decision on whether a will failed to make reasonable provision for the deceased’s daughter and the grounds upon which a claim for provision can be brought.
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Spotlight: Budget 2016
John D Bunker, head of Private Client Knowledge Management at Thomas Eggar, brings you up to speed on the key private client measures in this year’s budget
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Spotlight: Autumn Statement 2015
Patrick Connolly explains the key financial planning points from this year’s autumn statement
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Spotlight: Ilott v Mitson [2015] EWCA Civ 797
Heather Ilott has been awarded £164,000 from the estate of her estranged mother by the Court of Appeal, even though her mother’s will expressly stated that she should receive nothing. Are other wills now at risk? Samantha Ewing and Margaret Windram considers what lessons can be learnt
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Spotlight: King v Chiltern Dog Rescue
The Court of Appeal has overturned a claim for donatio mortis causa (DMC) and added clarity to the law in this area. Clara Staunton, solicitor at Myerson, explains
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Spotlight: Re MN (Adult)
This appeal raises fundamental questions as to the nature of the Court of Protection’s jurisdiction. What guidance can it offer us?
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Spotlight: Re X (Court of Protection Practice)
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that both domestic law and the requirements of article 5 of the ECHR currently mandate that P is joined to proceedings for judicial authorisation of the deprivation of their liberty
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Spotlight: Sharp v Hutchins
The High Court has upheld the 2013 will of an elderly bachelor who left his estate to a builder he befriended, leaving the beneficiaries of an earlier will disappointed. Matthew Duncan considers its significance to practitioners
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Spotlight: Walford v Worcestershire County Council [2015] EWCA Civ 22
A local authority has successfully challenged a ruling concerning the application of the property disregard when an individual enters residential care
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Spotlight: 72nd Update to the CPR and Inheritance Act 1975 claims
The 72nd Update to the CPR came into force on 22 April 2014. Amongst other things, the rules were amended to clarify the courts’ costs management powers and the cases to which costs management will now apply.
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Spotlight: Mehjoo v (1) Harben Barker (a firm), (2) Harben Barker Ltd
Court of Appeal overturns Mehjoo decision on tax advice.
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Spotlight: Blankley v Central Manchester & Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
Is a solicitor’s retainer automatically terminated if their client loses mental capacity during the course of the retainer?
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Spotlight: Marley v Rawlings
Supreme Court overturns Court of Appeal decision and holds that a mirror will signed by the wrong spouse can be rectified.