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We have written on numerous occasions of the danger of either failing to leave a will or of not taking professional advice when making your will.
Among the difficulties...
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One of the advantages of placing your trust in solicitors is that they owe a lifelong duty to maintain the confidentiality of any information you give them. That point was...
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Under Inheritance Tax (IHT) law, certain types of trust have a ten-yearly charge to IHT on the value of the trust assets. The legislation, which imposes IHT of 6 per...
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People who seek advantage by going beyond the bounds of planning permission they are given can expect to be taught a very expensive lesson by the courts. However, the law...
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When a couple divorced in 2014, the ex-husband was ordered to pay his ex-wife periodical payments of £120,000 per year after he was found to have used a variety of...
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A solicitor’s primary duty when drafting a will is to follow faithfully their client’s instructions after giving accurate and level-headed advice. In a professional negligence case triggered by the early...
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Many people think that for a libel to occur, the statement made has to be both false and made in public, but in fact that is not so, as a...
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Anyone tempted to participate in a tax avoidance scheme would be wise to take note of one case in which a businessman complained in vain that he had been subject...
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Home ownership is generally regarded as providing safety and long-term security, but this is not always the case as properties can be compulsorily purchased by public authorities to make way...
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When you appoint a solicitor to be the executor of your will, you can be assured that they will understand their duties and can be relied upon to comply with...
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