All Private Client Solicitors articles – Page 45
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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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FeatureAction plan
At this year’s Private Client Section annual conference, chief executive Catherine Dixon discussed the development of a new strategy this November. Here she updates on progress
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FeatureCommunity caring
Jan Garrill explains the role of community foundations in lifetime and legacy giving, and how solicitors and foundations can work together to ensure the solution chosen is the most appropriate for clients and their families
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FeatureIn the right direction
With the increase in tax avoidance schemes involving long-term loans, the issue of personal representatives’ liabilities to creditors has again reared its ugly head. Georgia Bedworth outlines a potential solution: applying to the court for directions
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FeatureGood as gold
How can solicitors ensure their clients get the best possible financial advice? Lucy Trevelyan looks at the options for partnering with financial advisers, and highlights two of the major potential issues: regulation and insurance
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FeatureSilver linings
Michael Hodin, executive director of the Global Coalition on Aging, talks about our ageing population
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FeatureMake no mistake
At the Private Client Section annual conference, Lesley King provided an update on recent developments in private client law, focusing on issues of risk, including around solicitors’ negligence, relief for errors, and donatio mortis causa
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FeatureIn with the new
Graham Poles looks at what developments, challenges and opportunities the new parliament might bring for private clients