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Professional Executors Costs Appeal Decision: Time To Review Your Charging Clauses
A recent appeals decision has been handed down by Justice Cavanagh in the case of Shepherd & Co Solicitors v Brealey [2022] EWHC 3229. The appeal was dismissed and reinforced the need for comprehensive and regularly reviewed terms of business, fee schedules and charging clauses where relevant. This decision should be considered by professional executors Read more
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What You Need to Know About the Changes to the Deputyship Application Process From 1 January 2023
As of 1 January 2023, the deputyship application process will be changing in the UK. This is a significant shift, and anyone considering applying for deputyship must be aware of the new process and its implications for them. Deputyship is a legal arrangement that allows someone to make decisions and take action on behalf of Read more
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Crypto-Currency and Money Laundering: The Net Tightens
In a recent judgment, the English High Court made a number of findings which, going forward, may provide significant assistance to victims of crypto-fraud in recuperating their stolen crypto-assets. Equally, the judgment will have considerable implications for the custodians of crypto-assets such as the operators of crypto-wallets. The key findings in the judgment in the Read more
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Crypto Fraud – A Landmark Decision By The High Court
Factual Background In the case of ππ°π―π¦π΄ π· ππ¦π³π΄π°π―π΄ ππ―π¬π―π°πΈπ― [2022] EWHC 2543 (Comm), Mr. Jones was the victim of a large-scale crypto fraud. He was persuaded by an online advertisement to set up an account with a website called Extick Pro (EP), which fraudulently claimed to be a cryptocurrency trading platform. Mr. Jones was induced Read more
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