Pet Trusts Explained: How to Provide for Your Pet After Death
The Telegraph recently ran an article explaining the plight of Karl Lagerfeld's beloved cat Choupette, whose £200m inheritance was usurped - How to leave your fortune to your dog (and make sure they…
What Happens if a Trustee Loses Mental Capacity?
When a trustee loses mental capacity, it can create significant legal and practical challenges for managing a trust. Understanding your options is essential to ensure the trust continues to operate…
When Should I Update My Will?
This is such a common question, either when considering a Will for the first time, or if you have an existing Will which you are concerned may be out of date. In short, you may ask: When Should I…
When do I Need A Grant of Probate?
Following a death, the term "probate" is commonly heard, but what is it, and when do you need it? What is a Grant of Probate? A ‘Grant of Probate’ is a legal document, issued by the Courts, which…
Transparency in family law proceedings: The Transparency Order
It is important for you, as an individual and member of the public, to have confidence and transparency in the family justice system. You should be able to feel that you are being treated fairly at…
Blog Series: The Hague Convention – How it works and When it Applies
What is the Hague convention? The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is an international agreement created in 1980 to help return children who have been wrongfully…
Protecting the Family Farm in Divorce
For farming families, divorce is rarely just about finances. It can place the future of a multi-generational business at real risk. Farms are often the result of decades, sometimes centuries, of hard…
The Rights of Grandparents
Grandparents often play an important role in the lives of their grandchildren. However, in England and Wales, grandparents do not automatically have a right to see them. This can be especially…
An introduction to surrogacy and the law in the UK
What is surrogacy? Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman, the surrogate, carries and gives birth to a child for an intended parent or parents. This can either be through traditional surrogacy…
The Gender Pension Gap and the Importance of Pension Sharing Orders on Divorce
Why the Gender Pension Gap Matters The gender pension gap is the difference between how much men and women have saved for retirement - and it’s big. Think of it as the pay gap’s older, more damaging…
