MacNairs + Wilson

The number of Wills challenged in the courts reached an eight year high last year, with more than 170 cases making it to the High Court in England & Wales. And the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing, with a number of high-profile cases, such as Heather Ilott’s challenge to her mother’s Will, continuing to make significant waves in the mainstream media. Understandably, this had led a lot of people to wonder how to minise the risk of their Will being challenged when they die.

Our family law department has seen a recent increase in the number of clients seeking advice about the preparation of Cohabitation Agreements.

Two women who stated that their ex-husbands mislead judges about how much they were worth have won their appeal to have their settlements re-examined.

June was another busy month for our employment department, with discrimination issues again coming to the fore.

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