Recent Features and Opinion – Page 6
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The promised land
Adam Boyle outlines the lessons to learn from the recent high-profile proprietory estoppel case of Davies v Davies
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In your gift
As Will Aid celebrates its 25-year anniversary, Sue Davison looks at how the scheme helps solicitors to support their community, raise money for charity, and bring in new business
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Time is of the essence
In the recent case of Berger v Berger, the Court of Appeal examined afresh the issue of family provision claims brought out of time, in a judgment that also contains lessons for those advising elderly clients with life interests under a will. Nichola Phillipson reports
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Working together
Nichola Sims explains the extensive information that charities need from solicitors when a legacy is bequested to them, and provides a template letter drawn up by the Institute of Legacy Managememt to show solicitors what to expect from a charity’s first contact
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Securing the future
For clients who have disabled children, one of their main priorities will be supporting their children financially after their death. Daniel Sheridan outlines the options, including wills and trusts, and their implications for tax and benefits
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Asking the question
By making clients aware of the option of leaving a small charitable gift from their estate once friends and family have been looked after, solicitors can make a huge difference to many good causes, writes Rob Cope
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A farewell cure
A recent case has shed light on the law relating to gifts of land made in contemplation of death, under the principle of donatio mortis causa. Clara Staunton examines the issues
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PS May 2013
This edition features deathbed wills, Hawes v Burgess on solicitors’ evidence, capacity to consent to sexual relationships, estate administration mistakes, referrals to financial advisers, the 2013 budget, international probate, holiday lettings businesses, pro bono work, pre-nups and matrimonial property regimes for international couples
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PS March 2013
This edition features raising your profile in your local community, acting as executor if your firm is an LLP, declarations of trust for cohabitants, efficiency in private client practice, deathbed planning, will-drafting, cross-border mental capacity, LPAs, the legality of marriages, charitable legacies, and tax on equine businesses
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PS January 2013
This edition features taxation and the 2012 Budget, end-of-life care, EU succession rules, the RDR and financial advice, residence and domicile, advising family and small business owners, tax relief for farming businesses, German probate, mediation, regulating will-writing, complex estates, and care home fees