Amgen Law

Contentious probate is normally about disputes over the value of assets, interpretation of a will or managing feuding beneficiaries. Rarely is it about who died first.

Contentious probate is a broad term for describing any dispute about how to administer a deceased person’s estate. In many cases, contentious probate is about bringing a claim to dispute the validity of the deceased’s last Will (perhaps due to not being signed or witnessed, the person being coerced or not having the mental capacity to make a Will, or even just proving they made a later valid Will).

However, it can also be about administering the estate according to law when there is no valid Will at all – as was the situation in the rather bleak case of Scarle v Scarle, which followed their deaths in late 2016.

In 2019, facial recognition is a common feature of private technology, but what does the law say about using it in public spaces?

The law on using facial recognition and other biometric technologies in public spaces has survived its first legal challenge, after the High court rejected a judicial review on 4^th September 2019.

Is Brexit frustrating? It may sound like a daft question: after all, on a commercial, political and indeed personal basis, many would say yes. But what about in a contractual sense?

That Brexit is a frustration for many businesses may well appear to be an obvious statement. However, in commercial law, frustration has an enhanced meaning, whereby contracts may be cancelled due to being impossible to perform or deprived of the original commercial purpose.