All Private Client Solicitors articles – Page 24

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    Feature

    Get the message

    2020-02-13T00:00:00Z

    In the second of a two-part article on effective client communication, Fiona du Feu looks at the different – and not always obvious – ways in which clients may be vulnerable, and how your firm can best support them

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    Feature

    Instruction manual

    2020-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Private client solicitors are increasingly requesting capacity assessments for their clients. Sophie O’Connell discusses how to instruct a mental capacity assessor with Judy Wurr and Sarah Post, both experienced independent mental capacity assessors

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    Junior league

    2020-02-13T00:00:00Z

    An anonymous junior lawyer lists some of the things they wish they’d known when first starting out in their career in private client practice

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    Feature

    Let it be

    2020-02-13T00:00:00Z

    In a sluggish property market, it may be tempting for fiduciaries to let a property rather than allow it to stand empty and drain the value of an estate. But, as Paul Saunders explains, there are issues to consider, and regulatory and financial implications if you get it wrong 

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    Opinion

    Morning matters

    2020-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Fiona Heald explains how we’re trialling a new early start for some Section events, based on feedback from last year’s equality and diversity survey

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    Feature

    Needs must

    2020-02-13T00:00:00Z

    For parents of children with learning needs, planning for the time when they are no longer able to care for them can be daunting and difficult. Nick Latimir, who has a child with autism, details some of the options available 

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    Feature

    A place in the sun

    2020-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Angharad Lynn looks at the issues involved when succession planning for clients with homes abroad

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    Feature

    Prep talk

    2020-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Caroline Woodham reviews the second edition of a practical guide to preparing a will and avoiding the issues that can lead to litigation

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    Feature

    Accidental interests in possession

    2020-01-15T10:11:00Z

    Lesley King considers why it’s important to think through the inheritance tax consequences of giving a right to occupy.

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    Feature

    Equal inheritance tax for EU and non-EU taxpayers

    2020-01-10T11:47:00Z

    Spain’s highest court has considered that Spanish inheritance tax rules discriminate against non-EU residents. Alberto Perez Cedillo summarises the decision.

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    Event

    Elderly and vulnerable client care conference (October 2020)

    Our Private Client Section conference focused on the unique challenges of elderly and vulnerable clients.

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    Event

    Private Client Section annual conference week (On Demand)

    Hear from expert speakers in our recorded webinars, to equip you with the very latest thinking on private client work.

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    Event

    Double regional seminars: Older or incapable clients (OnDemand)

    Download the slides and notes from this double seminar in February 2020, which focused on support for older or incapable clients, and was delivered by two of the top solicitors in private client law.

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    Cross border conference: The new international landscape (6 March 2020, London)

    Our 2020 cross border conference will help you to keep on top of the increasingly complex and changing environment of international private client work. 

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    Feature

    Rise above

    2019-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Eleanor Evans looks at managing the risks involved in probate and estate administration 

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    Feature

    Second time around

    2019-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Using case studies, Charlotte Pollard and Sofia Thomas consider the range of tax and estate planning issues for clients remarrying or divorcing later in life, and flag the common pitfalls to avoid

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    Feature

    Back to basics: Nil-rate band discretionary trusts

    2019-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Lesley King looks at the matters to consider when dealing with an estate where the will creates a nil-rate band discretionary trust

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    Feature

    Beast of burden

    2019-11-12T00:00:00Z

    In July, the Office of Tax Simplification published its second, long-awaited report making recommendations for inheritance tax reform. Dawn Joughlin looks at the detail

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    Feature

    Charity case

    2019-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Maria King discusses common will-drafting pitfalls with charitable gifts, and provides practical tips to avoid them

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    Feature

    Wise council

    2019-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Melinda Giles is the Law Society Council member for the Private Client Section. Here, she outlines the work she does and the role of Council