Following this week’s Court of Appeal decision, Ilott v Mitson, it was decided that a lady who died leaving a Will disinheriting her only daughter and giving all of her property and money to three charities was unreasonable in doing so. This led the Court of Appeal to...
Today the Head of the Wills and Probate Department, Samantha Downs, was invited to BBC Radio Leicester to take part in an interview along with Andrew Ball of Rainbows Hospice. We spoke about the recent decision by the Court of Appeal, Ilott v Mitson. This case is...
In the spirit of this, St George’s Day, we are very pleased to welcome our very own George Neal to the Dodds Solicitors LLP newly expanded Wills and Probate Team. George brings with him a wealth of experience in Wills and Probate work from firms within the local area,...
So, the Budget 2015 was delivered this week and following many news stories about tax avoidance, it was to be expected that this would feature in the Budget. Interestingly, Deeds of Variation are to be reviewed. Deeds of Variation are documents which allow executors...
Thou know’st ‘tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity (Hamlet, Act 1, Scene II, Line 73, William Shakespeare) It’s Shakespeare Week this week and looking through the many Shakespeare texts on the internet I came across the above quote –...
The world of Wills is more interesting than you might think! Take a look at the following cases to see why: – A Will must be “in writing” – The test is that the writing must be understandable. A gentleman left to his son “the sum of I.X.X.” This was a...
