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2025 in review: Under construction - Tax investigations
Krishna Mahajan
2 February 2017
Challenging the Status Quo? Is Rick Parfitt's third wife entitled to a claim after he purportedly changed his will five days before his death?
It has been widely reported in the press this week that British rock star Rick Parfitt, changed his will 5 days before he died on Christmas Eve to the exclusion of his current (third) wife with whom Rick had two young children. Rick also had two children with his first wife (one of whom predeceased him) and one child with his second wife. The Daily Mail reports that Rick’s estate is to be divided equally between his two adult children and his two minor children.
15 November 2016
Next of Kin: No such thing
“Next of kin” is an emotive term; regularly used in the newspapers and a status worn by some as a badge of honour. But what does it actually mean? Nothing; it’s not a legal term.
10 November 2016
Absolute Discretion - the right to be unreasonable?
Many modern trusts are fully discretionary. The trustees might be empowered to apply the trust assets “...for such one or more of the beneficiaries, in such shares, at such ages, and on such trusts as my trustees shall, in their absolute and uncontrolled discretion, decide".
27 October 2016
What will your legacy look like? Including a Charity in your Will
Three quarters of people in the UK support a charity during their lifetime. However, many people do not realise that providing for a charity in their Will is also an option for them.
26 October 2016
Did "Fifth Beatle" know his Will would cause family rift?
A dispute over the will of the man who once produced the Beatles throws light on some of the issues that arise and may suggest how room for argument can be kept as narrow as possible though intelligent preparation.