A widow whose husband of 66 years excluded her and their four daughters from his will, and left everything to their two sons, has won a high court case for a share of an estate worth more than £1m.
Suppose you or your loved one have suffered a catastrophic injury and believe it was caused by another person, business, or public body’s negligent acts (or failure to act). In such a situation, you need the support of an experienced Personal Injury Solicitor who has an in-depth understanding of the legal issues involved and how to support early access to rehabilitation.
Social housing landlords will have to investigate and fix damp and mould in their properties within strict new time limits, Housing Secretary Michael Gove announced Thursday 9 February.
As the Social Housing Regulation (SHR) Bill 2022-23 approaches its final report stage in the House of Commons our Housing Disrepair Solicitors thought it would be useful to set out why this Bill is so important and how it will improve the rights of tenants.
Since the conditions in which Awaab Ishak lived were made public and after the publication of the health problems that he suffered which led to his death, the Government and The Housing Ombudsman announced new regulations to monitor the quality and conditions of homes owned by local councils and housing associations.
The recent release of Prince Harry’s autobiography, Spare, illustrates just how fractious family relationships can be. Although most families would be hard pressed to match the Windsor in both wealth and the occasional rancour towards each other, when it comes to money and inheritances, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (Inheritance Act 1975) can demonstrate that each unhappy family is indeed “unhappy in its own way”.
