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Welcome to the Private Client Solicitors Section – a member community designed to help practitioners working in wills and probate, estate and tax planning, trusts and mental capacity excel in what they do.
Save time, with everything you need to stay on top of your game all available in one place, including PS magazine, webinars, events, trusted resources, discounts and more.
Save time, with everything you need to stay on top of your game all available in one place, including PS magazine, webinars, events, trusted resources, discounts and more.
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In the red: debts, insolvency and duties of personal representatives
A will to deceive
No provisions offered for estranged widow despite will and long marriage
Manual updates: HMRC Trust Registration Service Manual
Trusted professionals: Re Townsend [2022] EWCA Civ 880
Private client round-up: CFO interest rates, HMCTS letter and lost wills
“Gesture” for a good will
The importance of distinguishing funds
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Members of the Private Client Solicitors Section can access events for a reduced rate.
Wills reform - Private Client Solicitors’ Section seminar and networking, Chester (6th December)
Free to attend for Private Client Solicitors Section Members
UK & Ireland Cross-Border Estate Planning, a Private Client Solicitors Section exclusive online roundtable, Tue 6 Feb 2024 (Online)
Join us for this exclusive international roundtable, taking place virtually.
Private Client Solicitors Section members benefit from free access to our library of on-demand content. Inclusive webinars available on-demand include:
Trusts and Property: A Best Practice Guide for Declarations of trust and gifting property (On Demand)
Our panel discussed trust and probate matters, restrictions on title, identifying beneficial ownership and accounting to the correct beneficiaries in a probate or trust sale.
Private Client Section annual conference week (OnDemand)
Hear from expert speakers in our recorded webinars, to equip you with the very latest thinking on private client work.
Learning and development
Stay competitive and compliant with the courses, credentials and accreditations on offer through Law Society Learning:
- essentials of cross-border private client practice series bundle (10% discount)
- Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS) training:
- private client law update and refresher course:
Trusted resources
Your membership gives you access to expert, practical and time-saving resources.
Explore practice notes on issues including:
The Law Commission announces new consultation into digital wills and marriage law
The Law Commission last sought views about these topics in 2017.
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Keep up to date with features, commentaries and current awareness updates from the industry's leading practitioners. Published four times a year, it delves deep into the issues that matter most to you.
Language barriers
Léa Maynard looks at the three different kinds of French will, and the practical language considerations at play in each
Lattimer v Karamanoli
Andrew Bishop summarises a recent case he was involved in, which involved the rectification of a will, and how this relates to proposed changes to the Wills Act to stop marriage revoking a will
A protecting species
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements are more popular than ever before, and are an important part of estate planning. Joanne Radcliff explains the assurances they can provide that a trust cannot
Our 'Back to Basics' section takes one key issue and provides extensive practical details to ensure you're up to speed and confident in your knowledge.
Online Court of Protection applications
In January 2023, the Court of Protection (COP) successfully introduced its online filing system for applications relating to the appointment of a new property and affairs deputy. At the same time, the new upfront notification process was introduced, along with a new assessment of capacity form, COP3.
Back to Basics: Trusts buying properties
Katy Withers and Erin Abul examine the growing trend of trusts acquiring property, and the advantages and disadvantages that this brings
Back to Basics: Fluctuating capacity
Tim Bennett explains what you need to know about fluctuating capacity, and offers a range of different practical scenarios where capacity is flucuating