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Unusually, the Will of recently deceased American author Harper Lee, the writer of To Kill A Mockingbird, is to be kept private after an Alabama Judge ordered the record sealed.  ...

The second reading of the ‘No Fault’ Divorce Private Members Bill is due in Parliament on 11 March 2016.  At the moment, to apply for a divorce in England and...

A legal dispute spanning three countries and involving an estimated $1bn fortune went before the High Court recently.  The key issue involves access to tissue samples from the oligarch’s body,...

Why save and nurture my finances only for them to be used to pay for my care? The Care Act 2014 was to be introduced in April 2016 to cap...

The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in January 2016 was recorded as 47,426 according to figures recently released by the Office of National Statistics. Despite the fact...

The term ‘battle of the forms’ has been coined to describe situations where parties have reached an agreement negotiated on two different sets of standard terms, and it is uncertain...

Half of all couples who divorce have children under 16 and in full time education. Whatever problems existed to trigger the relationship breakdown will inevitably intensify if one parent moves out of...

In the recent case of Barbulescu v Romania, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the employee’s right to privacy under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR)...

The Wills made by the great and the good, famous or important individuals often spark interest and curiosity when in the document comes into the public realm. Of course infamous...

Post Christmas and New Year, many newly engaged couples will be starting to plan their big day – set the date, find the venue, book the caterers – the list...