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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
15 March 2021
Don’t make an awful year even worse…Separation and Capital Gains tax
The last 12 months have put an awful lot of pressure on the family unit and sadly this has led to a spike in separation and divorce amongst married couples. With the end of the tax year fast approaching (last day Monday 5th April – Easter Monday) it is timely to consider the tax consequences of separations.
2 March 2021
ACC Guidance update – when does a deputy need COP approval for legal work?
Whilst managing the property and affairs of another person a Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection may come across issues that require them to pay for legal advice and assistance on their behalf. Examples could include purchasing a property, challenging a care plan or obtaining advice about a dispute.
24 February 2021
Nothing like bad succession planning to ruin a good reputation
Partner and head of our Private Client team, James Ward, writes about the importance of entrepreneur's putting in place a succession plan to safe guard their reputation.
16 February 2021
Ten top tips of Lasting Powers of Attorney (“LPAs”)
LPAs are important, and are steadily growing in popularity as individuals realise how necessary they are to support friends and family in the event that they lose mental capacity. Our previous blog gave an overview of how LPAs work and the requirements for making them. This time, we focus on our ten top tips for LPAs.
29 January 2021
What are Powers of Attorneys?
A Power of Attorney is a very important estate planning tool, especially when an individual loses capacity. Whilst the term ‘Power of Attorney’ seems to be thrown around a lot, it is often misunderstood or not used correctly. In fact there are several different kinds of powers of attorney that can be used for different purposes.
