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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
19 January 2021
Estate Planning 2021 – Looking beyond COVID-19
As we find ourselves in another national lockdown, the New Year presents an opportunity for individuals to review their assets and conduct some succession planning.
8 January 2021
Discretionary investment management and Lasting Powers of Attorney
Phoebe Alexander and JIm Sawer blog about lasting powers of attorney and engaging Discretionary Investment.
14 August 2020
“Hello, can you hear me?” – video-witnessing of wills to be made legal in England and Wales
Big news was announced by the Government at the end of last month: legislation will be introduced to allow remote electronic witnessing of wills – including for some that have already been made – in a significant amendment to the long-standing requirements. However, it will only be temporary.
16 June 2020
Company Succession Planning: Death of a sole director – now what?
Company succession planning is critical to ensure that a company can continue to run in the unfortunate event that a director (or shareholder) dies. If there are other surviving directors, they are able to step in and run the company, but what happens when a sole company director dies?
7 May 2020
The challenges for intended parents and surrogacy arrangements during the coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus crisis has caused huge disruption across the world. The distress that it is causing is compounded in circumstances where intended parents of surrogacy children are in the middle of their surrogacy journey. In this blog, we address some of the most common issues people are experiencing and provide practical tips on how to navigate the current situation. These challenges include access to fertility treatment, pregnancy and birth, international travel restrictions, immigration status, parental orders and Wills among others.