All Private Client Solicitors articles – Page 9
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FeatureClause and effects
Alastair Liddiard explains how best to draft chattels clauses in your clients’ wills to avoid any disputes post-death
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FeatureEmerging sector
Alberto Perez Cedillo speaks to Mercy Edukugho-Aminah, a lawyer in Nigeria, about the differences and additional challenges to practising law there
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FAQLibrary FAQ: where can I find precedents and commentary on digital assets?
As we continue to post on social media, bank online and store information in clouds, our digital footprint can hold our a lot of sensitive, personal information. Dealing with digital assets after death is a major concern for private client solicitors and their clients.
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FeatureManual updates: HMRC Trust Registration Service Manual
Lesley King comments on HMRCs latest updates to the Trust Registration Manual and highlights the areas particularly relevant for private client practitioners and where the new updates fall short.
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FeatureTrusted professionals: Re Townsend [2022] EWCA Civ 880
Roman Kubiak analyses a recent case where a trustee charged a monthly fee for her services over a 12-year period, leading the Court of Appeal to confirm that non-trust professionals can only be remunerated for trust administration work undertaken within the course of their specific profession
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FeatureMaking legal information accessible – why and how? (OnDemand)
Watch this webinar to learn how to provide accessible information, to break down barriers faced by disabled people.
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EventTalking tax, pensions and divorce
Watch this Private Client Section inclusive webinar to learn how lawyers, financial and tax specialists can collaborate to achieve the best outcome for clients during a divorce
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VideosReporting beneficial owners (OnDemand)
Watch our webinar to learn how to be compliant with the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.
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FeaturePrivate client round-up: CFO interest rates, HMCTS letter and lost wills
Lesley King considers the recent hot topic issues in the private sphere including the interest rates increase for the Courts Fund Office, submission of a IHT400 and a recent case on lost wills.
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Feature“Gesture” for a good will
Roman Kubiak and Emily Peacock discuss a recent case in which the High Court admitted a copy of a deceased’s will found on their computer to probate.
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FAQPAS FAQ: can we act as a certificate provider?
Our Practice Advice Service answers a common question about acting as a certificate provider and drafting LPAs.
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FeatureA good investment
Sheree Green looks at recent changes on guidance for management of investments via a discretionary investment provider, and what they mean for attorneys
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FeatureWeight of the world
Using practical case studies from France, Spain and Italy, Álvaro Aznar Azcárate, Sally Dilks and Jessica Zama examine the complexities of tax in relation to international estates
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FeatureGood housekeeping
Victoria Crick looks at what should be on a deputy’s checklist of a client’s property and the most important things to keep an eye on
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FeatureIn stark relief
In a volatile property market buffeted by the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the stamp duty land tax ‘holiday’, John D Bunker and Elizabeth Pearson examine the implications for post-death gains
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FeatureBack to Basics: NHS continuing healthcare eligibility
Cate Searle looks at what you need to know about eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare
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FeatureNo-fault lines
Joe Ferguson reviews the impact of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 that came into effect on 6 April 2022
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FeatureAfter the storm
Diana Bentley details how working practices of private client lawyers are changing during the aftermath of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
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FeatureCalling the shots
Fiona du Feu and Kate Maybury, both keen shots and gun licence-holders, discuss practical issues relating to shotgun ownership when taking instructions for wills and dealing with executors