All Private Client Solicitors articles – Page 3
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The 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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Member 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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Podcast: 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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Member 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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Event 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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Member 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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Member 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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Member 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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Member 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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Pets win prizes
James McKean considers issues that may arise when wills and administrations involve animals
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Trust pilot
Helen Forster sets out your responsibilities regarding the Trust Registration Service
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Divergent evolution
Roxane Reiser and Rowan Cope examine legal costs, in light of Hirachand v Hirachand and Jassal v Shah
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From paper to portal
Asha Beswetherick reviews the evolution of online deputyship applications, two years since launching
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Split decisions
Alberto Perez Cedillo examines the legal and financial considerations involved in navigating cross-border divorce and relocation
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Final 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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Putting clients first
Sophie Cisler explains what the SRA’s thematic review on probate and estate administration means for your firm
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ACB, easy as 1-2-3?
Stephen Lawson and Ian Bond look at the practicalities and problems with ad colligenda bona grants, and how reform could solve these issues
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On the money
Sarah Charlton comments on what the SRA consultation on consumer protection may mean for solicitors handling client money
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Blurring the boundaries
Henrietta Mason and George Budd consider whether Oliver v Oliver signals greater legal protection for vulnerable testators in relation to capacity