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Making Your Will – Minimising the Risk of Challenge

There is never a bad time to emphasise the importance of good planning….
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Removing a Trustee or an Executor

There are circumstances where a trustee simply no longer wishes to act and wishes to step down. Equally a trustee…
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Don’t let your Christmas gift become a lump of coal

With the festive season in full swing and trying to think of the perfect gift, many of us might consider…
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Funeral Disputes and the rights to your body

Rights to the body and funeral disputes are not uncommon. Disputes arise over concern about the final resting place of…
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Do not let your Estate become a Horror Story

Without a proper Will, your loved ones could face confusion, disputes, and unintended consequences long after you are gone….
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Cheap £99 Wills aren’t always what they seem…

Whilst listening to the radio on my way into work today I heard yet another advert about a company able…
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Paul O’Grady’s charitable legacy – Heartfelt Gesture or Efficient Tax Planning?

Last March, the widely loved Paul O’Grady died, leaving provisions in his Will for charities and £25,000 in respect of…
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The Importance of a Will

In this podcast, Isabella Milnes-James is joined by Natasha Lawrance and Mark Aldridge, Paralegals in the Private Wealth and Inheritance…
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Why should you make a Will?

When the time arrives, do you know how much difference having a Will in place can make to your loved…
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I am going to inherit some money…what do I do?

Charitable Trustees should seek to maximise the return on their investments; except where the investment is in explicit conflict with…
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Q&A: Understanding Power of Attorney

By having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place, it allows you to appoint one or two close friends…
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What happens to My Bitcoins when I die?

The lack of a central registry means that without having direct access to the virtual wallet valuing and indeed paying…