A Matter of Trust

The risks of not obtaining Beddoe costs protection – Bowser v Smith

The recent case of Bowser v Smith & Anor and another can be seen as a warning shot to professional executors who act in hostile litigation without the protection of a Beddoe order.

A Barbie case study: what rights do cohabiting or married couples have to regain access to their home?

Revocation of a will by marriage in Lattimer v Karamanoli

Lattimer v Karamanoli related to the estate of the late Dr Evi Kalodiki, a former vascular surgeon, who was terminally ill with cancer when she and her partner (Dr Lattimer, the Claimant) decided to marry. A key issue in the case was whether a will executed just days before a marriage was made in contemplation of that marriage or whether the subsequent marriage served to revoke the will.

Home Office announces positive changes to the EU Settlement Scheme, but uncertainty remains

On 17 July 2023, the Home Office announced changes to the EU Settlement Scheme ("EUSS"). Under the new rules, which are due to be implemented from September 2023, any person in the UK who has Pre-Settled Status under the EUSS will have their status automatically extended by two years before it expires, without needing to make an application to the Home Office.

Success not "Succession": How to establish and build a brilliant business to avoid or survive conflict

You have the vision, business plan and a viable proposition - but what do you do next?

Considerations for trustees from the rise of ESG: Mishcon Private and Mishcon Purpose for Trusts & Trustees

Mishcon de Reya's Peter Steen, Alexander Rhodes and Margherita Cornaglia have written an article for trade journal Trust & Trustees alongside 5 Stone Buildings Junior Counsel Emilia Carslaw.