All Private Client Solicitors articles
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FeatureThe possible conflicts for a private client solicitor
Melinda Giles looks at how different couple dynamics can risk creating conflict of interest, and how you can navigate these potentially difficult conversations
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FeatureWhen a ‘sale’ isn’t a sale: rethinking certainty in today’s property market
Dan Marsden of Probate.Auction looks at how to increase certainty and confidence in property sales, in a property market with historically low completion rates
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EventFuture Proof Your Practice at the Private Client Festival - Thursday 4 June 2026
Nottinghamshire Law Society, in collaboration with The Law Society, is proud to present a brand new, full-day event taking place at the vibrant Binks Yard, Nottingham.
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FeatureCross-border estate planning survival guide
Paul Clark looks at what you should consider to make sure your client’s estate plan survives contact with foreign jurisdictions
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FeaturePAS FAQ: Renouncing role as executor after probate has been granted
Our Practice Advice Service answers a question asked by a private client practitioner
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VideosMember Talk: Care Home Fees – Funding Options Explained
In this bite‑size video, Elizabeth Gibbison and Heledd Wyn explore the key funding options available to individuals facing care home fees, addressing some of the most common misconceptions around social care funding and NHS support. Aimed at private client practitioners, this practical discussion looks at how care fees are assessed, ...
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EventSo you make LPAs? Here’s how to add value (9 July 2026, Bristol)
The Law Society, together with Bristol Law Society, is pleased to invite you to this regional private client seminar offering practical examples on how practitioners can add real value when preparing LPAs and advising donors and attorneys.
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FeatureWhat the proposed dispensing power would mean for practitioners
Dr Juliet Brook looks at what the impact would be for practitioners if the dispensing powers are introduced, as suggested by the Law Commission’s wills report
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EventExecutors behaving badly: how and when to appoint or remove them – seminar and networking (11 March 2026, Manchester)
Our expert speakers shared practical guidance, drawing on real-life case examples.
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FeatureProfessional benefits?
Should law professionals be concerned about the recent growth in unregulated providers of will writing and estate planning services? Diana Bentley examines the evidence
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FeatureBlood money
The government recently confirmed that all payments from the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme will be fully exempt from inheritance tax. Jade Gani has the details
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FeatureBroadening horizons
Faye Hall outlines some of the additional, non-legal services that can help private client lawyers, and how to build a wider network of professional relationships
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FeatureSecuring a digital legacy
Angharad Lynn examines the legal position of digital assets, since the implementation of the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025
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FeatureA good investment?
Alison Craggs considers the practicalities and the tax implications of gifting investment property to children
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FeatureHeir hunters
What should executors and administrators do to find missing or unknown beneficiaries? Diva Shah has some advice
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FeaturePension problems?
With unused pensions set to become subject to inheritance tax, John D. Bunker and Laura Colville explain the implications this has for probate work and lifetime planning
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FeatureTrust the process
Ronnie Myers and Natalie Lim explain what you need to know following updates to the trust registration rules
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FeatureRenters rights
Alex Jeffery and Carly Jeffery look at what private client practitioners need to know about the Renters Rights Act
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Sponsored byWills and ways
Will Cook translates the key findings of The National Wills Report 2025 into practical strategies