Private Client Articles

UK house prices have risen slightly on a monthly basis, but the overall trend is still downwards, according to the latest figures from the Land Registry.  The annual percentage change for average UK house prices was 3.5% in the 12 months to April 2023,...

Surveys consistently show that only four out of ten people in the UK have made a will, despite the problems and heartache that could cause for their loved ones. Even the Covid pandemic didn’t inspire people to put their affairs in order. There was...

In a landmark decision, the High Court has put an end to a family dispute over the validity of their late father's will. The contentious case revolved around allegations of forgery and a conspiracy to deprive one of the siblings of her rightful share of...

In our final chapter on the role of lawyers in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the UK, we analyse the most recent legislation aimed at bringing equality and inclusion for this long-stigmatised community. From eliminating discrimination in the workplace to...

The Wolfenden Report and The Sexual Offences Act 1967 were early breakthroughs in the path towards equality and inclusion for LGBTQ+ communities (starting from the very basic decriminalisation of homosexuality!), followed by the Campaign for Homosexual...

A pregnant banker who was criticised for returning to the office to continue working after her waters had broken has been awarded £300,000 in a sex discrimination case. Jagruti Rajput worked as a senior compliance adviser from 2012 at Commerzbank in...

A Church of England college chaplain who delivered a sermon saying that it was OK for pupils to disagree with LGBT+ teaching, has lost his claim of unfair dismissal. Rev Dr Bernard Randall worked for Trent College in Long Eaton. The school invited LGBT+...

The UK government has announced plans to make mediation mandatory for separating couples before they can go to court to resolve disputes over finances and child custody arrangements. The proposals would apply to all suitable low-level family court cases,...

If you die without leaving a will, you are known as dying ‘Intestate’ and your estate will be distributed according to what are known as the ‘Intestacy Rules’. There are many issues with Intestacy Rules, from the fact that they have...

The High Court has rejected a man’s claim that he was entitled to inherit his brother’s estate instead of the brother’s wife. The claim was raised nine years after the final estate accounts had been signed. The issue arose because in...