Personal Law Updates

Feb

2018

Office of Public Guardian fees - get your money back – act now!

Written by Nicholas Bennett

On the 1st February 2018 the Government launched a scheme to enable people in England and Wales to claim back excess fees they paid to the Office of the Public Guardian for applications to register lasting powers of attorney and enduring powers of...

Jan

2018

Default on house sale contract costs buyer seven-figure sum

Written by Adam Oleskow

Judges do not flinch from enforcing contracts for the sale of land and that is a good reason why you should never sign on the dotted line before taking legal advice. In a cautionary tale that underlined the point, a man who reneged on a deal to buy...

Jan

2018

Make sure you appoint an independent Solicitor to Administer your Estate

Written by Tracy Creed

It may be tempting to save a little money by appointing a loved one to act as the executor under the terms of your Will, rather than an expert solicitor. However, as one case concerning a dispute between three brothers showed, that is rarely a wise...

Jan

2018

Divorce – Why leave fairness to chance?

Written by Mauro Vinti

An equal division of assets in divorce is a norm that can occasionally be departed from, for example if one party to a marriage has made a ‘stellar contribution’ to the marital wealth or the marriage is a brief and childless one. However, the Court...

Jan

2018

Reasonable Financial Provision – Court of Appeal breaks new legal ground

Written by Sydney Mitchell

The legal requirement that, when making a will, you must make reasonable provision for those who are dependent upon you generally benefits hard-up family members or loved ones. However, in a case that broke new legal ground, the Court of Appeal...

Jan

2018

All is not fair in Love and Dalliance - beware when fortunes involved

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Personal relationships are generally considered private matters, but it is sometimes necessary for judges to delve deeply into them in order to discern whether binding promises have been made. One such case concerned a handyman who formed an...

Dec

2017

£9m compensation for wrongful birth

Written by Anonymous (not verified)

A woman has won a record £9 million in compensation from a negligent GP who would have terminated her pregnancy had she been aware that her son would be born gravely disabled. The unnamed woman’s family had a history of the blood condition...

Dec

2017

“Clear Failures of Care” Ombudsman Report into Avoidable Anorexia Death

Written by Adam Hodson

The NHS Health Ombudsman has savaged GPs, hospitals and specialist in eating disorders who failed to care for a young student who died of anorexia, in a report published today which illustrated “widespread problems with eating disorders services in...

Dec

2017

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from all at Sydney Mitchell LLP

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Wishing all clients, contacts, family and friends of Sydney Mitchell LLP a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Nov

2017

Bitter right of way dispute focuses on strategically placed pot plants

Written by Adam Oleskow

Failing to respect your neighbours’ rights is a sure way of getting into legal hot water. In one case that resoundingly proved the point, a couple who strategically placed pot plants and other items in a childish attempt to obstruct a right of way...

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Personal Law Updates

Office of Public Guardian fees - get your money back – act now!

Default on house sale contract costs buyer seven-figure sum

Make sure you appoint an independent Solicitor to Administer your Estate

Divorce – Why leave fairness to chance?

Reasonable Financial Provision – Court of Appeal breaks new legal ground

All is not fair in Love and Dalliance - beware when fortunes involved

£9m compensation for wrongful birth

“Clear Failures of Care” Ombudsman Report into Avoidable Anorexia Death

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from all at Sydney Mitchell LLP

Bitter right of way dispute focuses on strategically placed pot plants

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