In respect of the case in question we were approached by a prospective Client who had been sued by PRA Group (UK) Limited in April 2022, and in respect of an alleged credit agreement which PRA said the Defendant had entered into with Barclays Bank UK PLC in December 2016. The principal sum claimed by PRA from the Defendant was in excess of £10,000 The Defendant had initially chosen to represent himself as a litigant in person and had, indeed, filed at Court a one sentence Defence to the …
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The Sad Case of Mrs T.
This is based on a real life case study and highlights the importance of having a Lasting Power of Attorney in place. Mrs T, a widow in her eighties, was in the process of selling her large family home so that she could buy a smaller, more manageable property. Solicitors were acting on the sale and a buyer was soon found. Within a very short period of time, Mrs T lost her mental capacity, so could not sign the paperwork to sell the house. The buyer gave up and bought another property. Then …
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CONTENTIOUS ESTATES: Executor jailed for forging letter of wishes A man has received a five-year jail sentence for forging a letter of wishes that purported to have been written by a friend who appointed him her executor. After the woman's death, he handed the letter to solicitors dealing with her estate, hoping to convince them that it made him sole executor and main beneficiary of her will, which would otherwise have left over GBP2 million to an air ambulance charity. The court decided the …