How to avoid disagreements turning into ugly disputes
We always want our business to run smoothly, but unfortunately, sometimes it doesn't.
Sometimes we have people who are in business together, and one of the participants isn't pulling their weight or isn't doing what they were supposed to be doing. How do you deal with that?
What if you have a situation where one of the directors is running the business as if it's his own, making all the decisions, and occasionally telling you what's happened? Perhaps, the accountant advising the business is also his personal accountant. Maybe even the lawyer advising the business is his personal lawyer. He's making all the decisions. He's deciding what to do, and you are just being dragged along, even though you might own part of the business. What can you do?
In this video, I talk about how to avoid disagreements turning into ugly disputes.
I can help you find out what your position is and recommend a solution. If the business isn't working properly, it's not going to get better by itself. Contact me and the Millens team to get some advice.
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
Ross Millen:
Hi. I wanted to talk to you today about challenging a Will. It sounds very like a Dickens novel or something that you might read about in the paper, or perhaps it'll be the next thing to replace Succession on a television series, but actually it's a very important thing. And why does this happen? Well, the law recognizes that sometimes you have a responsibility to provide for certain people in your Will. So if you've got children who you're looking after, perhaps even with disabilities, you can't leave all your money to the cat home, unfortunately. So, Millens has a lot of experience in this area, not me personally, but Angela Costin in our office has a lot of experience in dealing with claims. And so therefore, if you feel that you haven't been properly provided for in someone's Will, please contact us, contact me, or contact Angela in my office, and she can advise you about your rights and what you can do about it.
But a second part of this is people come to us and they want to have their estate planning carried out. They might be concerned that a child that they are estranged from is going to bring a claim later when they die. So we've also got very good strategies for putting things in place to prevent claims being made. So from both sides, we can help you make a claim and we can help you prevent or reduce the risk of claims being made. So remember, if you've got any questions about Wills, challenging Wills, or preventing your Will being challenged as part of your estate planning, contact me, Ross Millen at Millens. We're here to help. Thank you.
