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As a charity lawyer, I speak to business owners regularly about how they should demonstrate purpose alongside profit, a growing governance crisis in the charity sector that presents both a challenge and an opportunity.

Although it is technically possible to contest a will even if the deceased did not know you existed, success is far from guaranteed. Challenges must be based on at least one of the recognised legal grounds.

Unmarried partners are free to make a will setting out what they would like to happen to their estate on their death. If they want their partner to benefit, this will need to be recorded in a will.

Letters of wishes are more common where a testator leaves part of their estate in a discretionary trust, as they often explain how they would like decisions to be made after death, including who should be treated as the main objects of the trust.

For any property owner or asset manager, the decision underscores the importance of investigating and maintaining complete, up-to-date records regarding any fire safety concerns.

As of the date of this article, it is also very common to find upwards only rent reviews in commercial leases, but the government is intending to ban upwards only rent reviews in the very near future

Now a thing of the past, if a residential landlord needs to obtain possession of their property, they can no longer serve their tenant with 2 months' notice; instead, they must serve a section 8 notice.

In this article, we explore the time limits that apply to claimant’s issuing claims within the law of contentious trusts and probate.

This article will focus on a residential landlord’s repair obligations and what a tenant can do when a landlord breaches those obligations. The comments below relate solely to the legal position in England.

Being a landlord of residential property in England brings with it various legal responsibilities and obligations that can result in fines, in extreme cases, prison time, or the endangerment of your tenants if you do not understand the requirements.

This process allows a landlord to instruct an enforcement agent to effectively take control of a tenant’s goods and sell them to recover an amount equivalent to any rent arrears.

The World Cup kicked off on Thursday 11 June 2026 and runs through to Sunday 19 July 2026, with matches being hosted across the USA, Mexico and Canada, the first time the tournament has been shared between three countries