March 12, 2026 Stevens & Bolton sponsors Trusts in Litigation 2026... Stevens & Bolton is proud to sponsor the Trusts in Litigation Conference 2026, taking place from 18–20 March at the Pestana Palace in... Read more
November 18, 2025 “Ruling from the grave?” High Court orders trustee ... The High Court has handed down its judgment on the removal of trustees in a dispute over the administration of a discretionary trust... Read more
September 12, 2025 Llama drama: charity dispute settled over £1.9m estate... A recent High Court ruling has resolved a contentious legal battle over the £1.9m estate of Candia Midworth, a llama enthusiast from... Read more
June 16, 2025 From heir to debtor: Court rules son must bear entire t... In a recent dispute over his late father’s estate, appellant Sharas Changizi was left not only empty-handed but owing over £100,000 in... Read more
June 3, 2025 Family betrayal: mother and grandfather found guilty in... In a recent case, “spiteful” mother Katherine Hill was ordered to repay £50,000 that she stole from her own daughters’ inheritances. The... Read more
May 29, 2025 From estrangement to inheritance: court overrules fathe... In the recent 1975 Act case Howe v Howe, an estranged adult child claimant was awarded £125,000 from her late father’s £1.4m estate,... Read more
May 16, 2025 Significant changes to the law relating to wills recomm... The long-awaited Law Commission report on reform to the law relating to wills has recommended significant and (mostly) welcome changes... Read more
May 15, 2025 Secret daughter of celebrity tattooist turned Queen's h... The widow of Dennis Cockell, who tattooed Adam Ant and members of The Sex Pistols and Bananarama, is embroiled in a High Court dispute... Read more
May 9, 2025 Liam Payne leaves £24.3m fortune with no will Probate documents have revealed that former One Direction star Liam Payne left behind an estate worth over £24m and died without... Read more
March 20, 2025 Justice served: son exposes sister's coercion in £700,... In this recent court case, electrician John Baverstock successfully contested a will that left him disinherited from his mother's... Read more
March 10, 2025 Settlement and strategy: High Court considers admissibi... The High Court of Justice recently addressed the admissibility of settlement details in the case of Adnan Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd and... Read more
February 13, 2025 The age of entitlement? Earl of Yarmouth sues family tr... A lineal descendant of Henry VIII's wife, Jane Seymour, is seeking to remove the trustees of his family's wealth after he was left... Read more
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