Features

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Red zone

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Lesley King gives her tips for dealing with insolvent estates

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Impaired vision

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Unconscious bias in a business can impair good decision-making. Dr Zara Whysall looks at its impact on decisions about appointing and promoting leaders, and how law firms can minimise unconscious biases

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Mere chattels?

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Many testators gift chattels to executors absolutely to avoid the hassle of regularly updating their wills. It’s usually straightforward but, as Paul Saunders explains, tax and other implications can arise

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Asset managers

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Virtually all of us have digital assets – email and social media accounts, photos in the cloud – but it remains unclear what happens to them once we lose capacity. Angharad Lynn explains how you can advise clients, and the options available for attorneys and deputies

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Testing times

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

The Solicitors Qualifying Examination, the new route to qualifying as a solicitor, has been debated and discussed for several years now, and is due to arrive in autumn 2021. Alan East explains what you need to know

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The scheme of things

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Tony Padgett presents a guide for personal representatives handling pensions as part of an estate administration

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This year’s model

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Kate Mahon discusses changing her business model from sole practitioner to alternative business structure. Why exactly did she do it, and what lessons can others learn from her experience?

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Removal service

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

There are many reasons why a change in attorney or deputy may be in P’s best interests, but what can you do if they resist? Holly Miéville-Hawkins explains how to remove an attorney or deputy against their will

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Out of joint

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sarah Cookson and Clare Harman Clark consider the structures and implications of joint ownership, and how private client solicitors can best make use of the tools available from HM Land Registry

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Over the border

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Alberto Perez Cedillo reviews the 2020 Private Client Section Cross border conference, held in March at Chancery Lane

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Handle with care

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sophie O’Connell looks at the impact of new coronavirus legislation on the care duties of local authorities

Opinion

Strange days

2020-05-12T00:00:00Z

Fiona Heald talks about the challenges of working as a private client practitioner during lockdown