Shares falling in value after death
The past few months have seen the values of stocks and shares fluctuate quite dramatically.…
December 23, 2022 By Ian Newcombe
The Trust Registration Service (TRS)
The Trust Registration Service (TRS) is an online register of the beneficial ownership of trusts.…
December 2, 2022 By Charlotte Cole
Unmarried couples – wills and inheritance tax
It is now believed that around 3.6 million unmarried couples are living together in the…
November 23, 2022 By Ian Newcombe
The Autumn Statement – effects on estate planning
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in many ways contained no great surprises from an estate planning…
November 21, 2022 By Ian Newcombe
Power of Attorney: Attorney successfully prosecuted for theft
A daughter who stole her father's life savings after she was given a Power of Attorney…
October 6, 2022 By Tamara Hasson
Am I entitled to a share of my step-parent’s estate?
Can stepchildren make a claim against a step-parent's estate? What happens if they're not included…
October 6, 2022 By Stephens Scown
How Wills Can Be Revoked
Wills can be revoked in several ways and often this can happen without the deceased’s…
October 6, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Coronavirus & Wills – recent trends in challenges to Wills and estates
Challenges to Wills and estates are on the increase - do you have a Will…
October 6, 2022 By James Burrows
Care fees and Personal Injury Trusts
We are all aware that Council budgets are under increasing pressure. This has lead to…
October 6, 2022 By Stephens Scown
How do minor children make Inheritance Claims?
Whilst the procedure for minor children pursuing all types of claims is the same throughout…
March 14, 2022 By Stephens Scown
Inheritance Law For More Complex Families
Inheritance law hasn’t always recognised complex families, but in 2014, a key change was made…
February 23, 2022 By Eve Hebbron
Inheritance Dispute over a £31m Diamond
Christie’s Auctioneers are in the process of being sued by Mr Amedeo Angiolillo for selling…
February 23, 2022 By Stephens Scown