All Private Client Solicitors articles – Page 2
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Feature
Practice makes perfect
Stephen Lawson considers the Law Society’s practice notes and their benefit for private client practitioners
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Between two poles
Alberto Perez Cedillo looks at what you need to consider when dealing with cross-border succession and estate planning
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Lasting legacies
Roman Kubiak and Emily Welch look at options to help save charitable legacies from failure
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Power trip
Fiona Heald and Sophie O’Connell look at what will change when the Powers of Attorney Act 2023 comes into force
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Meddle class
Donna Withers looks at the recent update to Jersey’s probate laws, and how this will affect Jersey’s concept of intermeddling
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News
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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Language barriers
Léa Maynard looks at the three different kinds of French will, and the practical language considerations at play in each
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Opinion
Private function
In her final PS comment, Sarah Murphy reflects on her time as chair of the Private Client Section committee
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Estate of affairs
Byron Jones reviews the recently updated Law Society practice note on insolvent estates and considers whether a bigger change was needed
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Probate service update
Ian Bond assesses the verdict of the National Audit Office report on HM Courts & Tribunals Service initiatives
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In confidence
Bronwen Still provides an overview of the regulatory requirements around confidentiality, and outlines some of the more common, and difficult, situations facing firms
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Rules of succession
Charlotte Macdonald looks at the EU Succession Regulation, and specifically whether it is fit for purpose or whether national changes are infringing upon this international framework
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Eyes on Ireland
Tina Ennis explains how solicitors can advise their British clients who have assets in Ireland
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Billing time
What happens when an executor allows for payment of bills which the beneficiaries will be responsible for? Lesley King looks at the law and case examples from this year
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Lattimer v Karamanoli
Andrew Bishop summarises a 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
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Digital decision
With more and more of our lives taking place in a digital space, could wills follow suit? Melinda Giles explores
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In good company?
Kayleigh Brown provides an update on the requirements under the Economic Crime Act to register overseas entities, and how it relates to registration of trusts