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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
10 August 2016
Practical advice for avoiding potential inheritance disputes
How do you avoid 1975 Act claims against your estate? The Court of Appeal decision in the case of Illott v Mitson made headlines in 2015 as many people feared it represented an attack on testamentary freedom.
8 August 2016
Debts and Death
"He that dies pays all debts," says Shakespeare in the Tempest. Indeed, debts are payable from a deceased’s estate on their passing - and not by their beneficiaries or family if the estate has insufficient assets to cover the liabilities.
5 August 2016
Laugh after Death
Wills so often reflect not only the wishes of a testator, but their character and sense of humour (good and bad!). For some, the temptation to cause mischief or raise a smile from beyond the grave is too much to resist.
2 August 2016
Where there’s a surrogacy arrangement, there’s a Will
It has long been said that it takes a village to raise a child. It can now also be said that it takes a multi-disciplinary legal team to raise a child through a surrogacy arrangement.
29 July 2016
How can divorce and separation affect your relationship with HMRC?
Tax is rarely at the forefront of people’s minds at the end of a relationship. However, the breakdown of a relationship offers some tax planning opportunities which can reduce the tax payable on transfers of assets made as part of a divorce settlement and can affect how the settlement is structured.