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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…
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What happens to digital assets when you die?

Our increasing concern about security, privacy and protecting our identities online means that people are taking more care securing their…
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What do I do with an Inherited weapon?

Regardless of how the weapons were obtained, it is now your duty as the Personal Representative to deal with them,…
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Unfairly left out of a Will?

This article provides a brief explanation of who may claim, on what basis, and for how much award when they…
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Making a cheap Will is a bad idea!

A cheap or homemade Will is really like most things in life – if it is too good to be…
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Should a Will be made public after I die?

The strict legal answer is that under the Non-Contentious Probate Rules all Wills must be open to inspection after probate…
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Raising tax and paying social care fees

Further tax rises seem likely and it is quite likely that it will not solve all the problems of the…
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The Probate Application Process must change

In the last two years we have seen a deterioration in the service offered by both HMRC Inheritance Tax and…
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Law Commission review of the law of Wills

The review is looking at a very wide range of issues including Electronic Wills, Capacity to make a Will, Assisted…
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Commonwealth Resealing – Is my Will legal in the UK?

If your Will is made in a Commonwealth Country the general principle is that the Will is deemed valid in…
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Should I get married for tax reasons?

Equality for un-married couples has increased but there’s been no change to taxation structure and parts of the tax code…