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Reading t... [Read more](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/teixeira-v-moaven-probate-mediation) ### [When Families Don’t Talk About Inheritance: Mediation’s Role in Containing the Fallout](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/when-families-dont-talk-about-inheritance-mediations-role-in-containing-the-fallout) 18 May 2026, 08:14:12 A recent article published by STEP highlighted what many contentious probate practitioners already k... [Read more](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/when-families-dont-talk-about-inheritance-mediations-role-in-containing-the-fallout) ### [The Emotional Dynamics of Family Inheritance Disputes: Why Mediation Matters](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/the-emotional-dynamics-of-family-disputes-over-inheritance-why-mediation-matters) 9 Jul 2025, 11:26:17 Inheritance disputes rarely arise solely from the interpretation of a will or trust deed. More often... [Read more](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/the-emotional-dynamics-of-family-disputes-over-inheritance-why-mediation-matters) ### [5 Common Misconceptions About Mediation in Will Disputes](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/5-common-misconceptions-about-mediation-in-will-disputes) 3 Jul 2025, 11:50:41 Contentious probate practitioners know all too well the entrenched positions, high emotion, and fami... [Read more](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/5-common-misconceptions-about-mediation-in-will-disputes) ### [Mediation and the Inheritance Act 1975: A Smart Strategy for Contentious Probate Practitioners](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/mediation-and-the-inheritance-act-1975-a-smart-strategy-for-contentious-probate-practitioners) 17 Jun 2025, 16:36:09 Solicitors handling claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 know... [Read more](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/mediation-and-the-inheritance-act-1975-a-smart-strategy-for-contentious-probate-practitioners) ### [From Solicitor to Mediator: My Journey to Mediating Probate Disputes](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/from-solicitor-to-mediator-my-journey-to-mediating-probate-disputes) 12 Jun 2025, 11:33:23 I practised as a litigation solicitor for 20 years without once encountering mediation - until I joi... [Read more](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/from-solicitor-to-mediator-my-journey-to-mediating-probate-disputes) ### [DKH Retail Ltd v City Football Group Ltd](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/dkh-retail-ltd-v-city-football-group-ltd) 28 Feb 2025, 11:51:57 Man City ordered to mediate This case was a trade mark dispute but to make up for that it involved t... [Read more](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/dkh-retail-ltd-v-city-football-group-ltd) ### [Rules Committee considers changes in light of Churchill decision](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/rules-committee-considers-changes-in-light-of-churchill-decision) 30 Apr 2024, 07:30:00 I have previously written about the landmark decision of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC \[2023\] EWCA ... [Read more](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/rules-committee-considers-changes-in-light-of-churchill-decision) ### [Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC \[2023\] EWCA Civ 1416](https://www.heskethmediation.com/blog/churchill-v-merthyr-tydfil-cbc-2023-ewca-civ-1416) 23 Apr 2024, 07:21:56 The Court of Appeal decision in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC confirmed that a court may stay proce... 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