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NewsMember talk: will-related queries
Understand the common queries with will drafting and what top tips you should give to your clients when preparing their will. Our speakers share best practice on the drafting and preparation of wills for their clients. This series of bitesize videos, exclusive to Private Client Solicitors Section members, is delivered ...
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FeatureOn the register?
Chris Claxton-Shirley provides a reminder of the main requirements of registering trusts, including the exceptions which apply to certain clients.
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FeatureWebinar summary: restrictions on title
Fiona Heald provides a summary of what was covered in the recent Section member webinar, restriction on title: top tips for private client and property lawyers
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FeatureWhat Hirachand means for conditional fee agreements
The judgement in Hirachand v Hirachand & Another [2024] UKSC 43 has led the court to make a ruling that success fees under ’no win, no fee’ agreements (also known as conditional fee agreements (CFA)) are not recoverable by persons bringing Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (1975 ...
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EventLaw of Property Act 1925: Celebrate 100 years and develop your network (Thurs 24th April 2025, London)
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EventPrivate Client Annual Conference 2025 (20 May 2025, London)
Book your place now. Early Bird Rates available until 28 March 2025. Registration closes: 15 May 2025.
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FeatureWill written on food box found valid
Rajinder Rai looks at the High Court decision regarding the estate of Malcolm Chenery, whose will was written on the back of two cardboard food boxes
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FeatureBook smart
Simeon Hance, editor of PS magazine, along with the library team, share some of the benefits that the Law Society library can offer members
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FeatureBudget crunch
Kugan Panchalingam looks at the key changes from last month’s budget affecting private practitioners
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FeaturePoints of view
Philip Askew and Tessa Bonser consider, from both a private client practitioner and property practitioner perspective, whether it’s necessary to obtain a grant of probate on a first death if there is a will trust on the title of a property
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FeaturePassing remarks
Robert Whitaker and Ola McGhee guide personal representatives through some of the issues that can arise on the death of a business owner
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FeatureCoP roundup
Sophie O’Connell provides an update of developments regarding the Court of Protection
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FeatureBack to Basics: Severance of joint tenancy
Chris Claxton-Shirley looks at severance of joint tenancy
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Sponsored bySetting the right example
Stephen Moses of Law Society partner Zenplans offers tips to help your clients understand their digital legacy settings
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FeatureSeeing is believing
Constance McDonnell KC and Anneliese Mondschein consider how filming can be used to provide evidence in will planning and disputes
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FeatureCrucial conversations
Ian Hunt highlights the practical, legal and emotional side of taking instructions and preparing documents for clients who are terminally ill or in receipt of palliative care
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FeatureClause for thought
Alberto Perez Cedillo looks at jurisdiction clauses, contest clauses and conditional clauses in a multi-jurisdictional context