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Wills and Unmarried Couples

Charlotte Coombs

Posted2017-07-17 12:47
AuthorCharlotte Coombs

It is very common these days for people to live together in committed relationships but without marrying or becoming civil partners. People in this situation are strongly advised to make Wills providing for each other because the law does not recognise this...

Advance Decisions to refuse medical treatment

Posted2017-07-03 12:24
AuthorPeter Jackson

An Advanced Decision to refuse medical treatment (An "Advanced Decision") is a statement made by a person who must have capacity to make it and be over 18, to refuse consent to medical treatment in anticipation that in future he or she may lack the...

Transferable ISA Allowance

Posted2017-07-03 11:03
AuthorPeter Jackson

An individual Savings Account (ISA) is a savings account within which up to a certain limit interest is earned and capital gains made are free of tax. One of the characteristics of an ISA is that it can only be held by an individual. An ISA account can...

Wills - Top 7 Tips

Posted2016-10-14 00:00

Top 7 tips for Owner Managed Businesses One of the myths and legends about law is that the world of Wills and probate never changes: actually it is a field that has seen more legislative change over the past 10 years than just about any other. This...

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Commercial Property - Questions and Answers

I am about to issue a claim against someone and I do not want that person to know my home address. Am I able to give my address as “care of” my solicitors? The general rule is that a claimant must state on the Claim Form an address at...

When does "or" not mean "or"?

A landlord’s notice was ruled not to have been validly served despite the lease apparently giving the landlord two alternative addresses for service. The case of Grimes v The Trustees of the Essex Farmers & Union Hunt is a case that has driven...

International Perspective: Brooklyn wins fight to preserve mural

A huge mural of The Notorious B.I.G on the side of a house in Brooklyn was set to be destroyed due to the owner’s plans to renovate the building. The owner, Samuel Berkowitz, had originally demanded $1,250 a month to keep the mural in place but...

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