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From Certificates to Belief Statements: The CPS and the Limits of Forum Bar Intervention
Rebecca Niblock
19 March 2020
Wills and estate planning - the right time is right now
In the current crisis, we find ourselves with time (perhaps too much time…) for worry and reflection over an uncertain future. That reflection could usefully and responsibly be channelled, in part, to issues of Wills, tax planning and general succession.
2 March 2020
Capacity and undue influence: protecting individuals who lack capacity to make their own decisions
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is designed to protect and empower individuals who may lack the capacity to make their own decisions, whether those decisions relate to their legal affairs, care or something else.
26 February 2020
Equal civil partnerships finally allow equal access to tax and inheritance perks
Legal recognition of relationships has dramatically changed in the UK and across most western countries. With an urge for equality and to recognise same-sex relationships, the government first introduced civil partnerships for same-sex couples in 2005 and subsequently same sex-couples could legally marry from 2014.
5 February 2020
Proposed inheritance tax reforms and pre-Budget planning
Let’s start by saying that our position has always been, and remains, that it’s never wise to take tax planning steps that you wouldn’t otherwise consider on the back of rumour or double-guessing what changes might be made in an upcoming budget.
28 January 2020
Intestacy: The statutory legacy increases – what does this mean?
The UK government has confirmed that the amount a surviving spouse or civil partner is entitled to receive in England and Wales where a person dies intestate (without a valid will) leaving children will be increased. The statutory legacy will be increased by £20,000 from £250,000 to £270,000. The changes will come into force on 6 February 2020.
