Chris Hegarty

Wills are immensely powerful documents and, at the stroke of a pen, dispose of all of a person’s worldly possessions. So a bit of care is useful when preparing them. The judge in Rea v Rea [2019] EWHC 2434 (Ch) was highly complimentary of the solicitor (Mrs Sukul) in this case: Mrs Sukul gave her […]

One of the protections in place for certain transactions is a requirement for “signed writing”. This case concerned a contract for sale of land. This recent case considers an area where the law really hasn’t caught up yet – email signature blocks. In short, is an automated signature added by your email software enough to […]