All Private Client Solicitors articles – Page 3
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FeatureWhere there’s a will
How do you persuade potential clients to ditch the DIY will kit and invest in your will writing services? Rachel Hyndman shares some ideas
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VideosMember Talk: Cross- Border Challenges in Mental Capacity
Managing the affairs of clients who have assets across different jurisdictions but have lost mental capacity.
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FeatureLibrary FAQ: Uncooperative beneficiaries
The Law Society library look at what to do when a beneficiary is being uncooperative
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FeatureThe bank of mum and dad
Sarah Robinson looks at the ‘bank of mum and dad’ and related estate planning considerations, in the build-up to a Law Society seminar and networking event in Southampton, 9 July 2025
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VideosMember Talk: Financial Abuse
Learn to spot red flags that could indicate financial abuse and the common mistakes solicitors make when advising clients on gifts and wills.
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FeaturePodcast: What to expect from the Law Commission’s wills report
On Today’s Wills and Probate Podcast, Elizabeth Gibbison, chair of the Private Client Solicitors Section Advisory Committee and Stephen Lawson, chair of the Wills and Equity Committee, offer a deep dive into the ongoing and upcoming changes in the law of wills.
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VideosMember talk: cross-border issues
Understand the common queries with cross-border succession planning and inheritance. Our speakers share best practice across different jurisdictions and relevant case law updates. This series of bitesize videos, exclusive to Private Client Solicitors Section members, is delivered by experts to support you in giving the best possible legal advice to ...
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FeatureEvent round-up: healthcare funding discussion, and the Law Society’s bicentenary
Melinda Giles rounds up a recent event with a panel discussion on healthcare funding, and celebrating 200 years of the Law Society
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VideosMember Talk: Cross Border Succession Planning
An English Lawyer and a Spanish Lawyer discuss effective succession planning when two different jurisdictions are involved.
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VideosMember Talk: Cross-Border Rectification Claims
Understand how forced heirship laws or other rights in different jurisdictions can override the terms of the will.
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VideosMember Talk: Practical Scenarios: What to Do
Explore practical scenarios and best practice of will signing and administration including common queries; proving the will and amendments to the will.
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VideosMember Talk: Who’s Who and What’s What
Understand how to navigate uncertain descriptions of individuals and dates in wills; definitions of children and adopted children and gender issues.
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FeaturePets win prizes
James McKean considers issues that may arise when wills and administrations involve animals
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FeatureTrust pilot
Helen Forster sets out your responsibilities regarding the Trust Registration Service
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FeatureDivergent evolution
Roxane Reiser and Rowan Cope examine legal costs, in light of Hirachand v Hirachand and Jassal v Shah
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FeatureFrom paper to portal
Asha Beswetherick reviews the evolution of online deputyship applications, two years since launching
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FeatureSplit decisions
Alberto Perez Cedillo examines the legal and financial considerations involved in navigating cross-border divorce and relocation
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FeatureFinal wishes – by text
Roman Kubiak discusses Rahman v Hassan, in which deathbed gifts made by text message were held to be valid
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FeaturePutting clients first
Sophie Cisler explains what the SRA’s thematic review on probate and estate administration means for your firm