10 Reasons you may not be getting around to your Will
In my 20 years of practice, I have drawn up hundreds of last wills and testaments. Older clients and those with highly organised temperaments, often complete the entire will-making process…
7 reasons to avoid the trap of the free or bargain-basement will (or: How is a professionally drawn will like car insurance?)
Car insurance is a grudge purchase. So much so that a leading insurer is offering cash incentives to prospective clients, simply to get them on the phone long enough…
The 11 Things an Executor Must Do
The administration of a deceased estate is a cloaked and murky process. As laypeople, we may hand over the task to an attorney or bank, wait a long time, see…
Divorce and the forgotten will
Divorce inevitably affects one's estate. If you were married in community of property, your joint estate is divided up. If you were married with accrual, some money or property would…
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If you have a smartphone, you probably use Whatsapp daily. This handy little app has 1,3 billion monthly active users, but is often controversial - sending your data to Facebook…
The abrasive, confrontational employee – you’re fired?
An employment relationship is inherently unequal. The employer dishes out instructions, and the employee is duty-bound to follow those instructions (if they are lawful and reasonable), and in general to…
Fair play: the role of “ground rules” in a mediation
You have made an appointment with the mediator, you have signed and returned the mediation agreement, and now you are in the chair in the mediator's consulting room, not entirely…
“Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between”: the case for signing a living will today
What is a living will? The living will (also known as an advance healthcare directive) is a document which sets out your wishes for medical care, and directs your medical…
Halting the harassment: the scope of protection available under the Protection from Harassment Act of 2011
The Protection from Harassment Act became law four years ago. In The new Protection from Harassment Act we examined the new Act, which vastly strengthened the capacity of magistrates to bring harassment to…
The enforcability of restraints of trade
Employing a key staff member can feel like risky business. They will get to know your clients, your systems, your "tricks of the trade". All well and good: you want…
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