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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
4 July 2023
Is there any Inheritance Tax relief for property that falls in value?
We wrote recently about the effect that the interest rates rise have caused on Inheritance Tax (“IHT”).
A combination of historic house price increases, interest rates rises, delays in obtaining a Grant of Probate and the slowing property market means there are a number of estate who will end up selling properties for far less than what was reported to HMRC.
IHT is charged based on the value of the assets in the estate as at date of death. If property is sold at a loss because of fall in value since the date of death, then the estate may have paid more IHT than it should, due to the lower asset value.
3 July 2023
Interest rate chaos and inheritance tax
Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) has been a devise subject for a long time. Now interest rate chaos has added to the burden many face when trying to settle IHT on a deceased’s estate.
12 June 2023
UAE Wills for expats
The Dubai International Finance Centre Wills Service Centre was established in 2015 to enable non-Muslims to register an English-form Will to deal with assets located in Dubai on their death and avoid the application of Sharia law.
19 May 2023
Navigating divorce when capacity is impaired: insights for brain injury and dementia cases
This week (15-19 May 2023) is National Brain Injury Awareness and Dementia Awareness week. My colleagues have previously written about the treatment of personal injury awards in financial settlements upon divorce. This article looks at the practicalities of family law court proceedings: how does someone participate in the legal process if they have a brain injury or other condition that means that they can’t understand the process or the decisions that need to be made? Here are some common questions.
17 May 2023
Is the law on predatory marriage going to change?
In recent years there have been calls for a change in the law to protect vulnerable adults from falling victim to what has become known as “predatory marriage”. This is due to a rise in cases where fraudsters have married vulnerable and often elderly individuals, without the knowledge of their loved ones.
