Over 12.6 million people would be prepared to go to court to dispute a will of a family member if they disagreed with the division of their estate, according to Direct Line Life Insurance research.

Although the government has put plans in place to increase probate administering fees, it has been discovered that no assessments have actually been carried out by government officials on how high-value estates will be affected.

A spike in the amount of inheritance tax (IHT) receipts is being predicted this year as bereaved family members move to complete their paperwork before potential changes to probate fees come into effect.

Inheritance tax payments have increased by more than £1 billion since 2014/15, new figures reveal.

The current “overly complex” divorce system in England and Wales can “fuel conflict” and disadvantages people who represent themselves and those alleging abuse as grounds for divorce, a study has revealed.

Lasting power of attorney (LPA) allows UK citizens to choose someone to act on their behalf in case they are incapacitated – whether it be through illness, an accident, or a lack of mental capacity – but only 14 per cent of people have set it up.

The Justice Secretary’s apparent willingness to introduce legislation to provide for a ‘no-fault’ divorce option will transform how couples understand the process. Allowing couples to part ways without needing to revisit the past and apportion blame will reframe the entire process, drawing their attention away from past conflict and their differences to the far more…

In an effort to tackle the problem of buyers and sellers pulling out of property transactions without good reason, the Government has said that it will trial reservation agreements this year. English and Welsh law as it stands allows buyers and sellers to pull out of transactions until contracts are exchanged with no penalties whatsoever,…

The Government has launched a consultation on proposals to strengthen employment protections for pregnant women and parents returning to work following their birth of their children. One of the most eye-catching proposals that the Government has put out to consultation is increase protection against redundancy for new mothers to six months following their return to…

Figures published by the Office of the Public Guardian have revealed a 14-fold increase in the number of applications for a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) over the last 10 years, accompanied by less than a threefold increase in the number of disputes. The twelve months to April 2018 saw 759,976 applications to the Office…