All articles by Simon Leney
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FeatureBack to Basics: Annual tax compliance in probate cases
Simon Leney and Jane Hodge look at final lifetime income and capital gains tax returns and estate returns
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FeatureCaught in the net
The annual tax on enveloped dwellings applies to UK residential properties held in corporate envelopes and carries yearly reporting obligations. Simon Leney identifies the tax’s traps.
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FeatureBack to Basics: Administering trusts
In this Back to Basics, Simon Leney identifies some of the building blocks that are needed to do this work effectively. The article is in three parts: the take-on of a newly established trust, the take-on of an existing trust, and the conduct of a trust
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UpdatePrivate Client Section annual conference 2015: an introduction
Private Client Section chair Simon Leney rounds up the highlights of the Section’s annual conference, held in London on 3 July, and introduces our conference special edition.
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NewsTake my advice
Simon Leney bids farewell to longstanding clients – a reminder that clients don’t always accept the advice they are given
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NewsMake an appointment
Simon Leney strikes a note of caution for those firms appointing themselves as executor when drafting a will – the practice may not be around for much longer
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OpinionInto the breach
Could the rise in information-sharing agreements forcing the breach of confidential agreements lead practitioners down a dangerous path, asks Simon Leney
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OpinionHappy new year
Simon Leney reflects on what 2015 may hold in store beyond the general election in May
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FeatureBack to basics 34: Nil-rate band trusts
Simon Leney and Pippa Ward outline what NRB trusts are, how they are currently used, what the proposed changes to the regime are, and what this means for private client practitioners
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OpinionDo it yourself
Private Client Section chair Simon Leney fears the rise in applications for lasting powers of attorney may lead to further abuses of process if the solicitor is cut out
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OpinionAll is forfeit
Simon Leney looks at the implications of the Forfeiture Act for mercy killings
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OpinionTimes are changing
Private Client Section chair Simon Leney looks at the changes in the air this Spring on a number of fronts: for clients, for solicitors, and for the Private Client Section itself
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OpinionNew year, old values
In an increasingly commercialised world, the traditional values of professionalism seem less and less appreciated. Which makes them all the more important for solicitors in a liberalised market, says Simon Leney, Private Client Section chair