I USUALLY find the Oxford Mail’s legal reports by solicitors from Turpin and Miller quite interesting.
I am writing regarding Thursday’s, July 18, John McNulty column, below, writing on the limited number of ‘grounds’ that a person’s ‘will’ could be challenged. Unfortunately there is an important factor usually missed out with this column, namely the potential costs in following legal advice.
I hope the average Mail reader understands that anything involved with solicitors and legal action is going to be extremely expensive. There is the other route of ‘no-win-no-fee’ some legal firms operate with but they wouldn’t take a case unless there is a ‘more’ than good chance of success, even then their percentage fee would be astronomical.
These are part of the reasons why ‘will’ or (probate fraud) is becoming so common. If it were not for the large charity organisations challenging wills, where they believe fraud has taken place, we would have no idea how endemic this easy-to-commit crime really is in our society.
ALAN KERRY Newman Road Littlemore Oxford
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