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HMRC publishes guidance on cryptocurrency taxation
2019-01-15T15:39:00+00:00
Government under fire for failure to check probate 'stealth tax' costs
2019-01-15T14:39:00+00:00

Keeping wills shipshape and Bristol fashion
2017-11-27T12:13:00+00:00
Variation on a theme
2016-09-07T12:01:00+01:00

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Recent Features and Opinion

Probate service update

2023-08-30T13:51:00+01:00By Ian Bond

Ian Bond assesses the verdict of the National Audit Office report on HM Courts & Tribunals Service initiatives

Lattimer v Karamanoli

2023-08-30T09:03:00+01:00By Andrew Bishop

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

Where there’s a will

2023-08-29T15:33:00+01:00By Marianne Nankervis

Marianne Nankervis looks at the presumption against double portions, ademption and hotchpot

Workshop: When contentious probate meets private client

2022-09-29T15:25:00+01:00By Stephen Lawson

Stephen Lawsom recaps his workshop on contentious probate

The importance of distinguishing funds

2022-04-06T08:37:00+01:00By Lesley King

Lesley King discusses the recent case of Batt v Boswell: where confusion over trust and personal money led to a family dispute between two siblings following the death of their parents.

Severing a joint tenancy without notice

2022-04-04T13:17:00+01:00By Roman Kubiak

Roman Kubiak discusses the recent decision of Dunbabin v. Dunbabin [2022] EWHC 241(Ch), in which the court found that a joint tenancy had been severed despite the absence of a notice.

Versus predator

2022-02-18T16:06:00+00:00By Bethan Byrne and Sheena Cassidy Hope

The risk of vulnerable parties entering into a predatory marriage is gaining increasing attention, both in the press and in the legal profession. Bethan Byrne and Sheena Cassidy Hope explore how new protections can be achieved through changes in the law

At capacity

2022-02-18T12:54:00+00:00By Holly Mieville-Hawkins and Holly Chantler

Holly Miéville-Hawkins and Holly Chantler review some key welfare cases from 2021, and the implications they have for financial deputies and attorneys

Special blend
2022-02-18T11:54:00+00:00By Fiona Heald and Sophie O’Connell
Predatory marriages and protecting the vulnerable
2022-02-01T16:26:00+00:00By Roman Kubiak
Staking a disclaim
2021-09-22T16:17:00+01:00By Lesley King
Workshop: Contentious probate
2021-09-21T00:00:00+01:00By Roman Kubiak
Classical studies
2021-08-19T00:00:00+01:00By Kate Mahon
Paper trails
2021-08-19T00:00:00+01:00By Keith Biggs
No shopping around!
2021-06-16T11:11:00+01:00By Roman Kubiak and Oliver Rees
Testamentary capacity and insane delusions
2021-06-14T08:02:00+01:00By Lesley King
Rokkan a hard place
2021-04-20T15:01:00+01:00By Roman Kubiak
Swift justice
2021-02-16T00:00:00+00:00By Laura Scantlebury
Workshop: Contentious probate update
2019-09-17T00:00:00+01:00By William Moffett
So you claim
2019-02-12T00:00:00+00:00By Tom Dumont KC
Back to basics: Drafting wills for overseas jurisdictions
2018-11-06T00:08:00+00:00By Daniel Harris
Estoppel right now
2018-11-06T00:07:00+00:00By Emma Facey
Lasting things first: transparency rules and LPAs
2018-10-18T09:17:00+01:00By Lesley King
Workshop: Contentious probate update
2018-09-18T00:09:00+01:00By Tom Dumont KC
Plenary: Changing times
2018-09-18T00:05:00+01:00By Lesley King
All quiet on the estates front – relatively
2018-08-29T10:09:00+01:00By Lesley King
Under the influence
2018-02-14T00:00:00+00:00By Chris Gambs
Brain trust
2017-09-19T09:42:00+01:00By Lesley King
Workshop: Court of Protection litigation
2017-09-19T00:00:00+01:00By Ruth Hughes
Contentious Probate Update - 2017 (part 2)
2017-05-03T10:00:00+01:00By Roman Kubiak
Working it out
2017-02-14T00:00:00+00:00By Andrew Hildebrand
Helping hands
2017-02-14T00:00:00+00:00By Stuart Adams
In principle
2016-11-15T16:38:00+00:00By George Mallet
New habits
2016-11-15T16:37:00+00:00By Philip Giles
Year of decision
2016-07-21T12:59:00+01:00By Alex Ruck Keene and Anna Bicarregui
Back to Basics: Lifetime gifts
2016-07-21T12:56:00+01:00By Lesley King
Using mediation to resolve private client disputes
2016-06-07T10:01:00+01:00By Andrew Hildebrand
Contentious probate case law update
2016-01-15T17:20:00+00:00By Roman Kubiak

Preserve and protect
2015-11-26T12:42:00+00:00By Chris Millward
Keep it in the family
2015-11-26T11:50:00+00:00By Miranda Allardice and Alexander Drapkin
Workshops
2015-09-29T11:53:00+01:00
Doubt of the benefit
2015-09-28T10:34:00+01:00By Lisa Vanderheide and Karmjit Mader
In the right direction
2015-09-22T00:00:00+01:00By Georgia Bedworth
A delicate jurisdiction
2015-03-17T00:00:00+00:00By Philip D’Arcy
We need to talk
2014-11-18T14:02:00+00:00By Viv Hulland
Course of action
2014-11-18T13:06:00+00:00
Annual Conference 2014: Contentious inheritance issues
2014-09-11T00:00:00+01:00By Miranda Allardice
Annual Conference 2014: Marley and me
2014-09-11T00:00:00+01:00By Lesley King
Faking it
2014-09-11T00:00:00+01:00By Jordan Holland and Sam Chandler
Power to the people
2014-09-11T00:00:00+01:00By Elizabeth Cooke and Spencer Clarke
Sharp relief
2014-09-11T00:00:00+01:00By Charlotte Searle
At a loss
2014-09-11T00:00:00+01:00By Penelope Reed KC
Pullan apart
2014-07-16T00:00:00+01:00By Adam Draper
Tied up in knots
2014-07-16T00:00:00+01:00By Mark Harper
The promised land
2014-07-16T00:00:00+01:00By Adam Boyle
Forward planning
2014-07-16T00:00:00+01:00By Ann Stanyer
Swap shop
2014-05-14T00:00:00+01:00By Charlotte Ford and Thomas Fletcher
Freedom flight
2014-05-14T00:00:00+01:00By Alex Ruck Keene
Giving pause
2014-03-11T00:00:00+00:00By Simon Edwards and Fenella Morris KC
Stuck in the middle
2014-03-11T00:00:00+00:00By Christine Green and Fiona Lawrence
Time is of the essence
2014-03-11T00:00:00+00:00By Nichola Phillipson
Influencing factors
2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00By Rosanna Foskett
A farewell cure
2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00By Clara Staunton
Staking a claim
2014-01-15T00:00:00+00:00By Philip Jenkins
PS September 2013
2013-09-17T18:58:00+01:00
PS July 2013
2013-07-23T19:11:00+01:00
PS May 2013
2013-05-21T19:35:00+01:00
PS January 2013
2013-01-22T19:57:00+00:00

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