What is Probate? Probate Solicitors Leicester
What is Probate? Probate is a term commonly used when talking about the right to deal with someone’s estate when they have died. Here, Sandy Kaur, a Probate Solicitor in Leicester, sets out in brief what
Buying from an Administrator
With businesses becoming insolvent in large numbers in recent times, opportunities to acquire assets from their administrators are at their peak. However, the low prices sought for the assets are due, at least in part,
Court Cracks Down on Exaggerated Compensation Claims
In a ringing warning that neither the insurance industry nor the courts will put up with exaggerated compensation claims, a cyclist who fraudulently sought more than £3 million in damages by ‘telling a pack of
Cambodian Land Fraud Victim Wins Back $1.75 Million
In a telling example of friendship not forming a sound basis for financial dealings, a retired pharmacist who lost $1.75 million when a neighbour and fellow golf club member inadvertently delivered him into the arms
Debt Recovery
When a business disputes occurs it can be devastating. The most common type of dispute that occurs in Leicester is non-payment of invoices. Perhaps owing to the recent economic climate there have been a number
Father Tests Limits of Family Court’s Coercive Powers
In an extraordinary case that starkly reveals the limits on the coercive powers of the family courts, a judge has declined to impose a further prison sentence on a father who had already served nearly
Transparency in Family Proceedings
A mother’s desperate fight to renew contact with her disabled daughter many years after her adoption has yielded important guidance from the nation’s top family judge on the balance to be struck between the principle
Introduction to taking a Franchise
There are many potential benefits of buying a franchise, such as having access to well-established business and accounting systems, centralised marketing and a proven business model. Being part of a well-known national brand also has
Court Tackles Fractured Law Firm Partnership
A solicitor who was ‘squeezed out’ of his partnership with another lawyer by the latter’s repeated breaches of contract following a bitter falling-out between them is in line for substantial compensation following a Court of
Employment Tribunal’s ‘Intemperate’ Language Criticised
A psychiatrist who was in line for a substantial compensation payout after her NHS bosses were dealt harsh criticism by an Employment Tribunal (ET) will have to fight her case all over again due to