All Private Client Solicitors articles – Page 20
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FeatureSwift justice
Swift v Carpenter provides welcome guidance for injury claimants who need to purchase more expensive property, says Laura Scantlebury
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FeatureTrust the process
Kirsten Franklin presents a back-to-basics guide on running trusts, and the compliance aspects to be aware of
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OpinionShoots of spring
It’s been a long, dark January. But Kate Mahon is optimistic for the future
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FeatureSimply topping
Fiona Heald presents a guide to the sometimes complex rules around third-party top-up fees for care payments
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FeatureGuidance for deputies: Hourly rates
The recent decision in the cases of PLK & Ors has opened up a new approach to hourly rates. Andrew Bennetts looks at how financial and property affairs deputies can recover costs, even with a retainer in place
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FeatureOvercoming the burden of administration in death
Estate management is a time-consuming business, but the digitisation of death will accelerate in the coming years, claims Tremayne Carew Pole, founder of Life Ledger. He looks at how the process is changing in the private as well as the public sector
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FeatureGuidance for deputies: Instructing your own firm post-Re ACC
Since Re ACC, the steps a deputy must take before instructing another legal team have changed. Bethan Phillips looks at how this impacts property transactions, tax returns, and continuing healthcare and education challenges.
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FeatureGuideline hourly rates again under the microscope
Roman Kubiak looks at the recent decision in Cohen v Fine and others [2020] EWHC 3278 (Ch), an appeal from a first-instance decision in which the High Court proposed an increase to the guideline hourly rates.
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FeatureFor names’ sake! Naming charities in wills
Inaccurate beneficiary names in wills can cause all sorts of problems. Lesley King reviews a recent example in Knipe v British Racing Drivers’ Motor Sport Charity and others [2020] EWHC 3295 (Ch).
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FeatureWhat’s outstanding on your DAC6 action list? The deadlines are nigh!
Carol Katz explains the DAC6 regulations and how to comply with them.
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FeatureLife after Brexit
It’s hard to believe that the General Data Protection Regulation has now been in force for nearly two and a half years. But with the Brexit transition period ending soon, there are now more disclosure and compliance issues to think about. Edward Hayes explains
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FeatureBack to Basics: How to manage cryptocurrencies
Leigh Sagar explains the basics of cryptocurrencies, and how to deal with them in an estate administration
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FeatureAre you being served?
Victoria Newey explains the sometimes confusing process of serving respondents in the Court of Protection when making property and affairs applications
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FeatureTake a bow
After over 20 years on the Private Client Section committee, not to mention 16 years as a Law Society Council member, Helen Clarke is retiring from duties. Here, colleagues past and present pay tribute
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FeatureDeep impact
Alberto Perez Cedillo takes an in-depth view on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the practice of international private client
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FeatureThe estate we’re in
Holly Miéville-Hawkins investigates the Court of Protection’s approach to estate and inheritance tax planning, and analyses some recent case law
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FeatureExecutor stress
Coronavirus has emphasised the need to review farm wills, consider the key role of the executors, and understand the complexity of marginal inheritance tax reliefs, argue Julie Butler and Fred Butler. There are also new capital gain tax rules to grapple with
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FeatureMutual interest
You may think mutual wills are a dusty relic from the past that most solicitors don’t need to worry about. Think again – Stephanie Parish has encountered more than half a dozen this year alone. Here, she presents a guide on what mutual wills are and the pitfalls to avoid