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I last wrote about the Post Office Horizon scandal on 9 January 2024 (The Post Office Horizon scandal (livbrown.co.uk)), which had resurfaced in the media as a result of the broadcast of the heart-wrenching ITV drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office. The mass-exoneration scheme Less than a week after…
Livingstone Brown are delighted to announce a significant milestone in the career of our esteemed Managing Director, Stuart Munro. As of 17 January 2024, Stuart qualified as a Solicitor Advocate, marking an exceptional achievement in his illustrious 30-year legal career. The Law Society of Scotland granted Stuart his extended rights…
Fur can often fly over who gets to keep the family pet when couples decide to separate and often one party seeks legal advice in relation to the family pet. Because of this, couples are increasingly entering into pre-nuptial or pre-cohabitation agreements or agreements at the time of purchase to…
ANOTHER COURT JUDGEMENT ONCE AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS THE DANGERS OF HOME-MADE WILLS. IN THIS CASE, THE COURT REFUSED TO CURE DEFECTS OF EXECUTION AND HELD THAT THE WILL WAS NOT LEGALLY VALID FOR WANT OF SUBSCRIPTION The problem with people preparing their own home-made wills has again been highlighted in a…
If you run a family business it may be particularly important for you to consider entering into a pre-nuptial agreement. The financial consequences of a breakdown of a marriage can be significant and any financial settlement to be paid by the owner of a business to their former spouse…
When a person has not been included in the will of a parent or spouse, there are some situations where there can be a valid “challenge” to the will, but a will that is formally valid can only be challenged on certain specific grounds, namely, lack of capacity of the…
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