Only a couple of weeks have passed since various news pages published reports calling for a review of the will making profession. This followed the findings of the Legal Services Consumer Panel which had discovered that large numbers of wills contain simple mistakes or lack clarity, especially when made at home or when drafted by […]

There was a lot of commotion in last week’s business news pages, regarding calls for tighter regulation of will making and the administration of estates. The dedicated Probate Department here at Blacks is all for increased consumer protection in this complex area of law, but this is not a new revelation. For a number of […]

Equestrian sport’s version of the transfer window shut at the end of December, but the results are only fully apparent now. Many people are not aware that few top riders own the horses they compete on. Instead they ride and train with a horse that is owned by someone else who is free to sell […]

The change in the law on “Cookies” “Cookies” allow a website to recognise a user’s device (i.e. PC, tablet, laptop or phone), applying user preferences and working in the background to enhance usability. This generally involves the website storing personal information about the user. Regulation 6(2) of the revised Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) […]

The NBA has found itself a new fairytale in the form of Jeremy Lin, a 6ft 3in point guard who is a decedent of the lesser known basketballing nation of Taiwan. In a matter of weeks Lin went from a basketball player twice cut by other NBA teams, sleeping on his brother’s sofa, to achieving […]

The scheme Clare’s Law is to be piloted in 4 areas. The scheme will allow a person to ascertain from the Police whether their partner has a history of domestic violence. The proposed legislation follows the campaign launched by the father of Clare Wood who was murdered in February 2009 by George Appleton whom she […]

Last week in a Queen’s Bench Division case the Court emphasised the important criteria to consider in work related stress cases. Whilst the main issue was that Claimant was unable to establish a causal link between the alleged amount of work, stress and her medical condition (which included Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS), the court took the […]

A legal duty may be placed on Courts to ensure that both parents are given access to children in divorce settlements under new plans being drawn up by the Government. These plans are said to be supported by Deputy Prime Minster, Nick Clegg and Welfare Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith. The most common outcome in the […]

Although many people think of golf as a safe, non-contact sport, statistics in the UK show that around 12,000 golfers a year require hospital treatment as a direct result of injury on the golf course. In one-year alone 3,530 head injury accidents were recorded. There has even been cases involving settlement of vet bills for […]

Writing a Will is one of the most important arrangements a person can make during their lifetime. By writing a Will, you ensure that upon death your estate is divided exactly in accordance with your wishes. You have complete control over who does (and who does not!) receive a share of your assets when you […]

Following the decision by Rafael Nadal to play in the Gerry Weber Open at Halle next year instead of the AEGON Championships, having reportedly been offered £750,000 by the tournament, it would be easy to say it was simply because of the money. Chris Kermode, tournament director of the pre Wimbledon London event, admitted: ‘Rafa […]

The month of October saw both codes of rugby reach a climax with the Rugby World Cup Final in the 15-man version and the Super League Grand Final in the 13-man game. Although the rules and dynamics of the game for the players on the field are very different, the challenges they face off the field […]