Following on from our blog on what is causing the delays for probate applications , we are pleased to share the good news that delay is over. This news comes after months of complaints about delays in Grants being issued. Probate registries in England and Wales were suffering from a severe backlog after issues with…
HOW TO HANDLE THE AFFAIRS OF A MISSING PERSON? A lovely client of mine came to me for advice a few weeks ago about what happens to the share of her father’s estate which has been left to her brother. This is because her brother has sadly been missing for years. As a result, her…
No one can have avoided the recent publicity surrounding the case of Ilott -v- Mitson (2015). This case concerns the estate of the late Mrs Jackson (no relative of mine) who died about 10 years ago leaving a Will and an estranged daughter, Ms H, who was excluded from the Will entirely. The late…