All Feature articles – Page 86

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Quality street

2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

A new quality assurance process has been introduced for Conveyancing Quality Scheme member firms. Atif Ali, head of the CQS technical assessment team, explains the changes

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Taxing issue

2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

The Criminal Finances Act 2017 introduces new offences of the failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion, fundamentally changing the compliance and anti-money laundering requirements imposed on law firms and clients. Hugo Daniel Lodge explains

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In the family

2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is now one of the top 10 mortgage lenders. So how should you advise clients receiving funds from family, and when should you advise them to consult a family lawyer? Jo Edwards , Jamie Gaw and Anna Jassani explain.

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Under control?

2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

Do you know that your law firm is a data controller under the new General Data Protection Regulation, and you must comply with them, or face fines of up to €20m or four per cent of your annual global turnover? Owen O’Rorke provides a beginner’s guide to compliance

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Keep it clean

2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations came into force on 26 June. Pearl Moses looks at some of the new requirements for property practitioners

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Ringing alarm bells

2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

A number of recent cases around vacant possession have addressed some interesting issues which fall outside standard definitions. Is vacant possession given up if the tenant did not return keys or left an alarm on at the premises? Nicholas Taggart considers

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Above water

2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

Flood Re has been in force for over a year, but it isn’t a panacea: many properties are excluded, and premiums will continue to rise even for those included. Sue Highmore outlines when, how and what you should advise clients around flood risk

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Q&A with Bahare Heywood

2017-09-01T11:26:00Z

Bahare Heywood answers our questions about the challenges of risk at a large international firm.

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Beware offensive communications - here’s why

2017-09-01T11:16:00Z

Mena Ruparel considers the SRA’s new warning notice and how your ethics should inform your communications.

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Safe Harbour advice - sample questions

2017-08-31T13:10:00Z

One of the key benefits of membership is access to our ‘Safe Harbour’ initiative, providing written guidance to compliance officers on the materiality of a breach. Here we offer some examples of our written guidance to members.

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A case of mutual wills

2017-08-25T09:27:00Z

Lesley King discusses mutual wills and Legg v Burton v Burton [2017] EWHC 2088 (Ch). 

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Marc May

2017-08-22T15:14:00Z

Meet Marc May of RPC, Bristol, who qualified in November 2016 via equivalent means. Marc answers questions about his route to qualification and his experience of the equivalent means process.

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New criminal offence of failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion

2017-08-22T09:15:00Z

A new corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion comes into force on 30 September - yet many still seem not to know about it. In advance of a longer article in the November edition of PS, Stuart Adams explains why private client practitioners must ...

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Back to Basics: Funding of care fees

2017-08-15T09:26:00Z

Melinda Giles and Fiona Heald outline the three main ways government will assist with care fees for a person going into care – through the local authority; NHS continuing healthcare; and section 117 funding – and explain when it is possible to claim, how to claim, and what is and ...

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At your discretion

2017-08-14T14:26:00Z

Some commentators have suggested people will not be able to benefit from the new residence nil-rate band allowance if they include discretionary trusts in their wills. But Stephen C Haggett argues that flexible will trusts are still an invaluable part of estate planning

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Private eyes

2017-08-11T09:08:00Z

Peter Farrington, vice president of the Association of British Investigators, explains how private investigators can be a valuable asset for a solicitor dealing with possession proceedings, and gives some tips on building an effective working relationship.

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Make no mistake

2017-08-08T11:09:00Z

Peter Reekie comments on NRAM v Evans [2017] EWCA Civ 1013. 

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Do it yourself

2017-08-08T00:00:00Z

Ian Bond provides an update on the Ministry of Justice’s plans for digitising applications for grants of representation

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Where there’s a will

2017-08-08T00:00:00Z

A public consultation by the Law Commission is a welcome step towards updating our will-making laws to keep them fit for purpose in the 21st century, says Henrietta Mason. She reflects on two key areas of the consultation: formality and testamentary capacity

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Standard fare

2017-08-08T00:00:00Z

Over 100 countries have signed up for the Common Reporting Standard to automatically exchange tax information. But in a complex international tax regime, what is the solicitor’s role? Yasmin Metcalfe outlines the main principles of the standard