Category Archives: Personal Legal Advice

Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors Celebrate Record-Breaking Growth with Appointments of New Directors, Senior Associates and Associate Solicitors

Watson Ramsbottom Limited has celebrated record-breaking growth over the past two years with a raft...

Is Your Lease Under Threat of Forfeiture? Don’t Delay Consulting a Solicitor

Tenants who fail to pay their rent on time place themselves in real danger of...

Changes To Care Fees

If you’ve watched the news in the last couple of days you will no doubt...

Reasonable Financial Provision Claims, and the Recoverability of a ‘Success Fee’

When a person is excluded from the will of someone on whom they were ‘dependent’,...

Father’s Failure to Make a Will Plunges His Widow Into Legal Difficulties

One of the best things you can do for your loved ones is to sign...

Court Honours Woman’s Intentions by Correcting Clerical Error in Her Will

Even the most carefully drafted will can contain inadvertent clerical errors that leave room for...

Disputed Wills – Mental Capacity, the Burden of Proof and the Importance of Seeking Relevant Medical Opinion where there is potential for doubt

Contentious Probate expert Guy Platon takes a look at a recent appeal decision which concerned...

Authenticity Challenge Proves Successful in Tale of Two Wills

Contentious Probate expert Guy Platon takes a look at a recent high court decision in...

Gender-Critical Beliefs Entitled to Legal Protection – Test Case Ruling

A person’s philosophical beliefs may be viewed as wrong and offensive by some, but that...

Making a Will? This is Why You Should Appoint a Professional Executor

Family relationships can be red in tooth and claw and appointing relatives, rather than a...