Features
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FeatureIn a bind
Daphne Franks has campaigned to change the law since she lost her mother, who had dementia, to a predatory marriage. At one point, she struggled to get people to listen. Now, her campaigning will likely shape the legal future of wills and weddings in England and Wales. She spoke to ...
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FeatureSuspicious minds
Significant changes to a testator’s previous wishes, or wills created without professional advice, can lead to doubt over the validity of a will. Stephanie Kerr examines two recent cases with suspicious wills
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FeatureBack to Basics: Fluctuating capacity
Tim Bennett explains what you need to know about fluctuating capacity, and offers a range of different practical scenarios where capacity is flucuating
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FeatureCrossing borders
Alberto Perez Cedillo looks at how the EU succession regulation can work with third-party states, such as the UK
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FeatureA fact of life
Craig Matthews, LEAP, looks at how the technological revolution can help private client lawyers improve their service
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FeatureActing the part
Roman Kubiak and Meg Edwards investigate the often contentious issue of trustee remuneration, with reference to the latest case law
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FeatureClause for thought
Charles Fraser looks at how to appoint guardians, and considerations that should be taken
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FeaturePlaying it safe?
Richard Dew and Sheree Green examine the Law Society’s response to the government’s consultation on changes to the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice and discusses fears about weakened safeguards for those who do not have capacity to make decisions
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FeatureTrusting in change
Philip Warford and Scott Clayton look at the latest changes to trusts for disabled people
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FeatureBrought into relief
Paul Saunders examines the circumstances in which capital gains tax main residence relief can be claimed in an estate, with HMRC responses to a range of typical scenarios