Page 64 • The HERALD • 16th November 2023 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your community v Call our Waterside Team For a free initial meeting on Wills, Probate or Powers of Attorney Jasper Vincent Solicitors Unit 1 Chevron Business Park Lime Kiln Lane Holbury Southampton SO45 2QL Tel: 023 8089 0919 e: waterside@jaspervincent.com www.jaspervincent.com Out of hours appointments are available on request ASK A PROFESSIONAL Disputed Wills on Television by Ed Kennard, Associate Solicitor, Jasper Vincent Solicitors As a Contentious Probate solicitor, I’ve recently been asked by a urry of clients whether I’ve been watching Channel 5 drama “The Inheritance”. By the nal episode, I wasn’t a fan of the very contrived plot, but I must admit that the programme did show two particular things commendably well: Firstly, the impact of the unexpected death on the family was portrayed believably. e reveal of the ‘unorthodox’ Will fractured the surviving family relationships in a very plausible way - the siblings got on reasonably well to start with, but the hard reality of dealing with the Will broke them apart by the end. Secondly, the lives of the siblings involved were all revealed to be more complicated than met the eye. is is so o en the case with families and can dictate how parents’ Wills are dra ed. While parents generally tend to split things equally between their children, the series showed that o en there are very good reasons to avoid doing the most obvious thing in a Will. Channel 5 also recently aired a documentary series called “Inheritance Wars: Who Gets the Money”. I felt this was a much better programme overall because it didn’t need to dramatise the real-life stories. It showed you some of the most famous cases to ever hit the English courts and did not pull its punches showing how much the disputed Wills a ected the lives of the people involved. With more and more real life estates being challenged, having a Will properly dra ed by a Solicitor is your rst line of defense. If you would like any further information on making a Will that may be contentious or you wish to contest a Will, please contact one of our team at our Waterside o ce. Ed Kennard, Associate Solicitor, Jasper Vincent Solicitors Barratt Homes’ Support of Southampton’s Sustainability Expo Helps Hundreds with Journey to Net Zero Barratt Homes’ support for this year’s Big Sustainability and Innovation Expo has helped hundreds of professionals across the UK plan their journey to net zero. e leading sustainability event, organised by e Southern Sustainability Partnership and now in its 8th year, took place on 3rd October at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl, and saw more than 500 attendees from businesses across the country turn up on the day. Barratt Homes, which is bringing new homes to the county, is committed to protecting the environment, and, as well as sponsoring the important event, which was designed to help with a business’s journey to net zero, also sent in its Technical and Innovation Director, Oliver Novakovic as keynote speaker. It is critical that more organisations take steps to become more sustainable, and Oliver was there to share how Barratt is building ‘homes for the future’. He said: “My team and I are researching new technologies and methods of building that will help drive Barratt’s journey to net zero, and today has been a great opportunity to share ideas and learn from other professionals across the country.” Lynda Daniels from The Southern Sustainability Partnership, organisers of the Big Sustainability Expo, said: “The Expo is dedicated to supporting corporate and public sector sustainability and we were delighted to have Barratt Developments as sponsor. Our ethos for both now and the future is so well aligned, it made sense to join forces, and the housebuilder’s support enabled us to reach out to many more organisations ahead of this year’s event. A huge thank you to Barratt and to Oliver, who went down a storm in our 2023 Keynote Speaker Theatre.” With more than 100 exhibition stands that brought together sustainable experts, products, technologies, and services that can help businesses make eco-conscious decisions, a fantastic speaker line-up, along with education workshops, the Expo was a runaway success. Barratt Homes has maintained its position as the ‘Leading National Sustainable Housebuilder’ in the influential NextGeneration sustainability awards, receiving the “Gold Award” for the seventh consecutive year, as well as the “Crystal Award”, for Transparency, for a third year. It was also recently the top housebuilder, and scored an A rating, in the leading global sustainability benchmark CDP. Technical and Innovation Director, Oliver Novakovic speaking at the Big Sustainability and Innovation Expo
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