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Widow Wins Legal Battle Over Husband's £5 Million Estate

The High Court has upheld a widow's claim that four properties in her husband's name formed part of his estate , ruling that documents purporting to show that his mother and brother shared beneficial ownership of them were a sham. The couple had married in...

Flower Seller Succeeds in Trade Mark Infringement Claim

When choosing a name for your business, it is essential to check that there is no risk of confusion with another trading name that might give rise to a claim for trade mark infringement or passing off. Recently, a company that sold flowers succeeded in a...

Statistics on Divorces and Dissolutions in 2025 Published

The Office for National Statistics has published statistics on the number of divorces and civil partnership dissolutions in 2025. There were 105,961 legal partnership dissolutions in England and Wales in 2025, comprising 105,002 divorces and 959 civil...

Company Selling Call Blockers Fined £190,000 for Nuisance Calls

A company that sells call-blocking devices has been issued with a monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for making unsolicited marketing calls. The ICO found that, between 27 May 2024 and 10 February 2025, the company had made...

Adverse Possession Claim Over Neighbouring Land Fails

Claims that title to land has been acquired by adverse possession are not easy to establish and can be resisted if it can be shown that the claimant has not been in possession of the land for the required period. Recently, a woman's claim to have acquired...
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