Andrew McManus
Articles by Andrew McManus
3 Dec 2025 Contesting a Will: The Main Grounds Explained
Challenging a will is never a step taken lightly. For families already coping with loss, it can feel uncomfortable or even confrontational. Yet when serious doubts arise about how a will was made, English law provides clear routes to contest it.
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3 Dec 2025 What are the grounds for contesting a Will?
Challenging a will is never a step taken lightly. For families already coping with loss, it can feel uncomfortable or even confrontational. Yet when serious doubts arise about how a will was made, English law provides clear routes to contest it.
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18 Nov 2025 Protecting Yourself as an Executor: Practical Steps to Avoid Personal Liability
Being named as an executor or administrator of an estate can feel like an honour, but it also comes with significant legal duties. Executors are personally responsible for managing the estate, paying debts and taxes, and distributing assets correctly. If something goes wrong, the executor can be held personally liable, even if they acted in good faith.
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14 Oct 2025 Fernandez v Fernandez [2025]: When Executors Can Be Removed and Why the Courts Are Taking a Firmer Line
When family relationships break down after someone’s death, the person appointed to deal with the estate, whether an executor or administrator, can quickly find themselves under pressure. If an executor delays unnecessarily, refuses to communicate, or acts in a way that causes mistrust, beneficiaries can lose confidence. Sometimes the only solution is for the court to step in and remove the executor so that the estate can move forward.
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8 May 2019 Challenging a Will your relative was pressured into making
Everyone has the right to make a will leaving their money and property to whoever they choose. But what happens where decisions about who gets what have been unfairly influenced by another person? Does the will still stand or can it be challenged by relatives who are convinced it was made under duress? The […]
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23 Apr 2019 Making a will after a second or subsequent marriage
We advise making a will or reviewing any existing will whenever your circumstances change significantly – and certainly in the event of engagement, marriage or divorce.
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