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Reasonable financial provision court of appeal breaks new legal ground


By Hayley-Jo Lockley Solicitor, Sydney Mitchell LLP


In a case that broke new legal ground, the Court of Appeal ruled that the legal requirement that your will must make reasonable provision for those dependent upon you applied to a 93-year-old man who was substantially richer than his deceased partner. The man had no expectation


that the Deceased with whom he had lived for almost 20 years would leave him anything in her will, which she did not. After her death her daughter and sole heir asked him to leave the house where they had lived together. He refused, and the daughter launched possession proceedings against him as a trespasser. He therefore made a claim for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. He succeeded and he was


granted an option to buy the property at the valuation price. That decision was upheld by the High Court but the daughter mounted a second appeal. In rejecting the daughter’s appeal, the Court of Appeal found that, although poorer than him, the widow had maintained the man by giving him a roof over his head until her death. She was thus obliged to make reasonable provision for him in her will and her daughter’s proper interests as heir were outweighed by the man’s objectively assessed need to remain living in the property.


For help on this or other contentious probate matters please contact Hayley-Jo Lockley or Kam Majevadia 0808 166 8870 or email: h.lockley@sydneymitchell.co.uk www.sydneymitchell.co.uk


Sydney Mitchell LLP is a Top Tier Legal 500 firm with offices in Birmingham, Sheldon, Shirley and facilities in Sutton Coldfield.


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Six new equity partners at Thursfields Solicitors


One of the region’s fastest growing law firms has appointed six new equity partners as it positions itself for continuing growth. The appointments at Thursfields


Solicitors follow a period of sustained growth for the firm which has enjoyed 20 per cent year on year growth in each of the last four years. The firm has also continued to pick up awards and plaudits aplenty in the past two years.


‘The firm is delighted to welcome new owners, which signals the next phase of growth’


In 2016, Thursfields won Law Firm


of the Year (5-15 partners) at the Birmingham Legal Awards. In 2017, the firm won Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence in Professional Services and last month was awarded High Growth Business of the Year at the Black Country Chambers of Commerce Awards. The new investors, all existing


directors at Thursfields, represent each of the firm’s disciplines and confirm the succession planning for its existing owners over the next five years. They include Gareth Burge, a


corporate specialist who joined Thursfields in 2014 from Watson,


New partners (from left): Gareth Burge, Tony Gibb, Michelle Hetheridge, Nick O’Hara, Shane Miller, Michelle O’Hara and Julia Warrilow


Farley and Williams in London and now leads the firm’s corporate team. Tony Gibb, who leads the firm’s


commercial property team, joined the firm in 2013 from a local competitor having gained a strong reputation across Worcestershire. Michelle Hetheridge, an expert in


wills and estates, joined Thursfields in 2003 from Shakespeares in Birmingham. She leads the firm’s wills and estates team. Shane Miller is a family law


expert and joined Thursfields in 2013. She now sits on the management board and leads the firm’s family team Michelle O’Hara is an


employment specialist and joined


the firm in 2007 from Eversheds in Birmingham. She now sits on the management board and leads the firm’s commercial and litigation teams. Julia Warrilow joined Thursfields


from industry in 2012 as the firm’s finance director and leads the firm’s finance and internal operations teams. Thursfields’ managing director


Nick O’Hara, said: “The firm is delighted to welcome new owners, which signals the next phase of growth and development for Thursfields. All have a shared passion to focus on the continuing provision of quality legal services to our local communities.”


Specialist law firm moves to city


Manjinder Singh Kang


A new law firm - which specialises in motoring offences, transport law, taxi licensing disputes, privately funded criminal cases and debt recovery – has opened its doors in Birmingham. Kang & Co Solicitors has


acquired an office in the city centre at 1 Victoria Square. The team consists of three


directors, Manjinder Singh Kang, Sukhdeep Singh Sidhu and Thomas Samuel Wheeler, along with a further solicitor and a marketing manager.


Manjinder said: “Kang & Co


Solicitors will offer a truly bespoke service and will provide the highest quality legal advice to clients, one of our unique selling points is that all of our lawyers are highly experienced solicitors or barristers. “Some clients want the best


legal representation and will pay a premium to ensure their case is handled by a highly-experienced lawyer, our target market are those individuals and businesses that expect the best service and legal representation.” Kang & Co Solicitors will offer


legal services on a nationwide basis.


Manjinder added: “Birmingham is


quickly developing, and projects such as HS2 will mean that clients can travel to Birmingham faster than ever before. “Clients that previously


instructed law firms in London are now more likely to consider instructing a Birmingham based law firm. “That’s one of the reasons we


decided to open our office in Birmingham city centre.”


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