Spotting Clients who need to asset protect against inheritance claims
Stephens Scown’s specialist Inheritance and Trust Disputes team are increasingly finding that clients are being…
September 13, 2019 By Hayley Bundey
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All I have I share with you… but not the yacht.
Many marine businesses are family run and more often than not, the family’s priority is…
August 19, 2019 By Kirstin Sibley
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Can we agree for time to “Standstill” in 1975 Act Claims?
It is possible for disappointed beneficiaries of an Estate to make a claim for reasonable…
August 8, 2019 By Hayley Bundey
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Law firm’s private wealth expertise recognised
A talented young partner has joined her colleagues in a prestigious guide to the best…
July 24, 2019 By Stephens Scown
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How pre nuptial agreements can protect businesses transferred to your children
More and more couples are choosing to take control and regulate what would happen financially…
July 15, 2019 By Sarah Atkinson
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A wake-up call to farming families
When I look at the issues that farmers have to face, whether it is keeping…
June 13, 2019 By Phillip Gregory
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The danger of standstill agreements in 1975 Act claims
Under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 certain categories of individuals can…
June 11, 2019 By James Burrows
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Saving a client over £880,000
Applying a little-used Inheritance Tax Act exemption has allowed our private client Cornwall team to…
March 5, 2019 By Stephens Scown
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What’s in a trust? A cautionary tale
When it comes to a divorce, what’s in a trust usually stays in a trust. …
February 6, 2019 By Mark Chanter
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Delays in Obtaining Public Sector Pension Valuations
In October 2018, the government announced plans to change the basis for the calculation of…
December 6, 2018 By Thea Bennun
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Contesting a Will: questions of approval and allegations of dominance
Earlier this year, the High Court’s decision in Gupta v Gupta and others provided an…
December 5, 2018 By Davina Haydon
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Here we go again – Tax changes afoot!
The hot weather and the excitement of recent sporting events has not prevented the Government…
July 19, 2018 By Stephens Scown