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Libel Law vs. Keyboard Warriors: What You Need to Know Before You Post or Comment

We live in a day and age where social media is the perfect playground for opinions, heated debates and sometimes arguments. However, the line between freedom of speech and defamation...

December 10, 2025
Opinion
  • contentious-probate
  • dispute-resolution

Changes under the Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2025

The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2025 introduce important updates for both non-contentious and contentious probate practitioners. Coming into force on 3 November 2025, the amendments impact the process for entering...

November 28, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • dispute-resolution

The Civil Ramifications of Drink Driving – Even Without a Criminal Conviction

Most people associate drink driving with criminal penalties, but even if a prosecution fails or charges are dropped, drivers can still face significant civil consequences. From insurers refusing payouts to...

November 10, 2025

Declan Storrar

Opinion
  • contentious-probate
  • dispute-resolution

Funeral Arrangements – Judicial Guidance in Patel V Patel (2025)

Patel v Patel (2025) provides judicial guidance on disputes over funeral arrangements, highlighting the legal rights of personal representatives and factors courts consider.

October 21, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • dispute-resolution
  • legal-advice

Don’t Let a Bot Be Your Lawyer

“Everything is AI and AI is everything” But is it? Today, the advent of AI is transforming almost every profession and while it has become indispensable in our daily lives,…

September 17, 2025

Simran Gupta

Opinion
  • dispute-resolution

Responding to a Lark v Nugus request – Addison & Anor v Niaz [2024]

A Larke v Nugus request is usually made if there are concerns surrounding the circumstances in which a will was made and executed. It can be a useful pre-action tool…

September 8, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • contentious-probate

Beneficiary Forfeiting Inheritance For Role In Assisted Dying – Morris V Moris (2024)

Whilst suicide is no longer a crime, the assistance of another’s suicide can give rise to criminal (and other) sanctions. Under section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961: (1) A…

July 16, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • dispute-resolution

What Is Civil Fraud?

Civil fraud is a complex area of law and it can be a challenging situation to be faced with, both as the Claimant or Defendant. When most think of fraud,…

June 20, 2025

Bethany Gerrard

Opinion
  • dispute-resolution
  • Wills
  • wills-disputes

The Importance Of Witnesses To A Will

A will is a very important legal document and must be prepared, executed and witnessed in a certain way to be valid. The requirement is set out in section 9…

June 9, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • contentious-probate
  • dispute-resolution

How To Fund A Contested Probate Claim

There is a growing trend of people litigating about contentious probate matters which may be fuelled by increasing values of estates (which mainly consist of properties), public awareness due to…

May 2, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • court
  • dispute-resolution

The Importance of Complying with Court Orders – Contempt of Court

What is Contempt of Court? There are two types of contempt of court; criminal and civil. This blog is focused on civil contempt. Civil contempt is intended to enforce compliance…

April 24, 2025

Hannah Buchalter

Opinion

Revoking a Will by Destruction – Crew v Oakley (2024)

We cannot stress enough the importance of a properly drafted will to ensure your wishes are adhered to after your death. However, it is also important to regularly review your…

April 3, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • dispute-resolution

The Supreme Court Excludes The Doctrine Of Merger From Declaratory Judgments

In a landmark decision handed down in February 2025, the UK Supreme Court in Nasir v Zavarco PLC [2025] UKSC 5 unanimously held that the common law doctrine of merger…

March 28, 2025

Simran Gupta

Opinion
  • contentious-probate
  • dispute-resolution

What Happens When A Party In (Potential) Litigation Dies

Litigation – whether potential or actual, can be costly and lengthy but what happens when one of the parties dies? In certain circumstances the court has the power to substitute…

March 14, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • dispute-resolution

Service Of Prescribed Documents On Tenants – D’aubigny V Khan & Anor (2025)

As a landlord, there are certain documents (known as prescribed documents) that you have to give to your tenant at certain times to comply with statutory requirements Section 21 (b)…

March 5, 2025
Opinion
  • dispute-resolution

A Successful Challenge To A Will On The Basis Of Undue Influence – Langley V Qin (2024)

There are various methods of challenging the validity of a Will, one of which is to show that undue influence had been exerted on the deceased. The leading case of…

February 13, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • dispute-resolution
  • wills-disputes

Amendment Of A Will Due To Drafting Error – A Recent Illustration In Angelova V Kershaw (2024)

We have previously discussed how the validity of a will can be challenged on specific grounds such as capacity, fraud and undue influence. We have also talked about how you…

January 10, 2025

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • wills-disputes

Challenging a Will on Grounds of Capacity

Having capacity is a key component in determining whether the final wishes of the deceased will stand and are adhered to. This means one has to be mentally sound to…

December 19, 2024
Opinion
  • dispute-resolution
  • wills-disputes

The Validity Of A ‘No Contest Clause’ Explored In Sim V Pimlott And Others (2023)

Whilst English law largely seeks to uphold testamentary freedom to allow a testator to leave their estate to whomever and in whatever way they want, a beneficiary of a will…

December 9, 2024

Chun Wong

Opinion
  • dispute-resolution

When Is A Promise Binding – Another Look in Winter v Winter (2024)

Proprietary Estoppel Typically proprietary estoppel is raised in farming cases where someone is promised a farm in return for unpaid labour and this renegaded on when the farmer dies. Given…

November 27, 2024

Chun Wong

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