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At the end of January 2014, the Court of Appeal finally handed down its ruling in the case of Marley v Rawlings, an ongoing Wills and Probate case which has captured the attention of the legal world.

Ian Dyall, estate planning expert at Towry answers the sensitive question of balancing the costs of elderly care with the rewards of family inheritance.

From peaceful campaigning to military tactics, the fight for women's right to vote lasted many years, culminating in the Representation of the People Act 1918.

Field Marshal Frederick Roberts was one of the most successful military commanders of the 19th century, and many of his achievements are recorded in The Gazette.

When 1,300 British troops were massacred at Isandlwana by over 20,000 Zulus on 22 January 1879, Lieutenants Teignmouth Melvill and Nevill Coghill of the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot managed to escape on horseback.

As well as recording the deeds of Britain's armed forces, The Gazette has also captured snapshots of the lives of "all classes of men". Nowhere is this better illustrated than in The Gazette number 15881, published on Tuesday 14 January 1806, in which the public funeral of Lord Horatio Nelson is detailed in the most exacting terms.

A bankruptcy order is part of the personal insolvency process. It is issued to an individual from the court, making them bankrupt. 

An overview of awards and honours that are gazetted.

Congratulations to all named in the 2014 New Year Honours list

Turing and the code breakers secure extra resources: November 1941During World War 2, the cream of Britain’s mathematical and scientific elite concentrated at Bletchley Park