All Private Client Solicitors articles – Page 42
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FeatureKeep it in the family
Miranda Allardice and Alexander Drapkin discuss the provision for adult children post-Ilott v Mitson and offer some practical ways to reduce the prospects of a successful claim for provision for family and dependants.
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FeatureImmovable object
Dealing with the estates of UK-domiciled deceased persons with immovable property in Ireland can be complex and problematic. Maria Lakes offers guidance on the process, and explains why it is vital not to overlook Irish succession laws.
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FeatureBack to basics: Trusts of land
Andrew Skelly discusses the law relating to trusts of land, the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, and the implications of the recent case of Bagum v Hafiz and Hai on the court’s powers to order sale of land from one joint owner to another.
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FeatureSafe and sound
Are we any nearer identifying an article 5-compliant court process that is fit for purpose? Bethan Harris and Beatrice Prevatt discuss the practical implications of some recent high profile case law on mental capacity and deprivation of liberty.
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FeatureFreedom come?
Succession planning where other European countries are involved is rarely straightforward. Alberto Perez Cedillo explains how the Brussels IV Regulation, now in force, aims to simplify matters, and outlines its key provisions.
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FeatureAngela Rippon interview
At this year’s Elderly Client Care Conference, Alzheimer’s Society ambassador Angela Rippon, in conversation with Duncan Wood, spoke about the challenges dementia presents for society.
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AnalysisMissing, presumed dead
Lesley King rounds up the latest private client developments, including a proprietary estoppel case and Lord Lucan’s son’s move to have his father declared officially dead under the Presumption of Death Act
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EventPrivate Client Section: Cross border conference 2016 (3 March 2016)
This one-day event will deliver an in-depth examination by lawyers from various jurisdictions on the leading issues in international private client law, with a particular focus on the Brussels IV regulation
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AnalysisPensions blow for same-sex couples
The Court of Appeal has ruled that civil partners’ spouses are not entitled to pension benefits accrued before December 2005
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AnalysisRamsay v Ramsay: capacity does not have to be perfect
Lesley King discusses Ramsay v Ramsey [2015] All ER (D) 32 (Sep), the latest in a long line of wills made by elderly people that has been challenged by one or more of their children on the basis of lack of testamentary capacity
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FeatureDoubt of the benefit
Demonstrating beneficial ownership of property for tax purposes is not always straightforward. Lisa Vanderheide and Karmjit Mader consider how to evidence it, and the options available when agreement cannot be reached with HM Revenue & Customs
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UpdatePrivate Client Section annual conference 2015: an introduction
Private Client Section chair Simon Leney rounds up the highlights of the Section’s annual conference, held in London on 3 July, and introduces our conference special edition.
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FeatureAt your service
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 comes into force in October, marking one of the biggest changes to consumer rights law of the last decade. Sylvia Rook outlines the implications of the act as it applies to solicitors as service providers
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FeaturePass it on
At the Private Client Section annual conference, Chris Whitehouse gave an update on inheritance tax changes, including the taxation of relevant property trusts, the extension of the nil-rate band, and tax avoidance