Category Archives: Wills and Inheritance Planning
As I promised in my Article of 19 October last year, this was to be the final Article in my series of Articles dealing with the duties and obligations of executors and administrators collectively known as personal representatives. In view …
More and more business owners are protecting their assets for future generations by setting up a trust. Lisa Weekes explains why. From tax savings to greater reassurance and control – business owners are quickly catching on to the benefits of …
When the present government came to power, it was against the backdrop of a pre-election promise to increase the nil rate band for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from the present threshold level of £325,000 to £1 million per person. In …
The case of the Catholic deacon who was recently convicted of theft, whilst acting as an attorney for an elderly widower as reported recently in the Daily Mail and on the BBC News highlights not only the need to take …
For some people, the thought of making a Will is pushed to the bottom of their ‘to do’ list. To understand why it is important to make a Will and keep it up to date, here are some of the …
Wednesday 23rd January 2013: 6.00-8.30pm : Pavilion Centre, Wadebridge Stephens Scown, Stags and Francis Clark will be pooling their expertise to provide farmers with an update of all the changes taking place in the rural sector, briefly: Gareth Rowe and …
Life expectancy is increasing, more people are going into care and the numbers suffering from dementia are going up. The average life expectancy for men is now 77.7 years and 81.9 years for women. The inevitable consequence is that more …
A recent Court of Appeal case has shown that it is crucial for farmers and land owners to have a well written will and take appropriate legal advice regarding their wishes for their farm and estate in the event of …
With Christmas upon us next month, many of us will be dividing up a turkey amongst family members to celebrate. As you may have seen in the news this autumn, Britain’s most famous turkey millionaire, Bernard Matthews, had rather more …
A solicitor from Stephens Scown LLP has been helping to save the families of war veterans millions of pounds in inheritance tax by proving that veterans’ causes of death are linked to their original war time injuries, even if their …
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